• TypeScript 7 is almost here and I got it running on VSCodium

  How I got the new Go-based TypeScript language server (tsgo) working on VSCodium without getting auto-uninstalled.
• Containerizing my API

  This is a documented guide on how I containerized my BDU-SIMS-API.
• Setting up your Gnome Extension Development Environment

  An easy and replicatable way to setup your gnome extension development env.

• Feb2026 - Present
  Klik Investment PLC
  Backend Engineer

  Following the transition from Vistec Technologies, I now build and maintain the entire backend for klik.et — a delivery platform serving 100,000+ customers across Addis Ababa through 5+ mobile apps and 3+ web portals.

  Architecture & Scale:

  • Designed a monorepo with Express API, Hasura (GraphQL), and pg-boss workers
  • Built the PostgreSQL database schema from scratch
  • Implemented RBAC with 16+ user roles (customers, drivers, vendors, fleet managers, etc.)
  • Deployed across multiple Docker Compose environments (dev, staging, beta, prod)

  Key Systems Built:

  • Automated driver dispatch system using pg-boss for async job processing — assigns nearest available drivers in real time with race-condition guards and atomic promotion
  • Real-time delivery tracking with heartbeat-based location updates
  • Payment integration (Telebirr USSD) with unit tests using Vitest
  • Financial dashboards for invoicing, revenue tracking, and entity-level analytics
  • Firebase Admin SDK for push notifications
  • Prometheus (prom-client) for metrics and monitoring

  Impact:

  • Built the entire backend from zero to production in ~11 months
• Jul2025 - Feb2026
  Vistec Technologies PLC
  Backend Engineer

  After a year in a remote Fullstack Engineer role at CodeLight, I accepted a full-time on-site position at its sister company Vistec Technologies. I built delivery platform systems using Express, PostgreSQL, and Hasura.

  Ecoland — Fertilizer Supply Chain Platform:

  • Developed the backend for an end-to-end fertilizer supply chain platform tracking distribution across Ethiopia
  • Built with Express.js, PostgreSQL, Hasura, and Docker
  • Designed database architecture and REST/GraphQL APIs for supply chain tracking
  • Delivered a Nuxt.js CMS for logistics and inventory management, enabling real-time tracking across the distribution network

• Glide

  A lightweight edge panel mobile app focused on clipboard access
• Esbuild Preserve Whitespace

  esbuild plugin to preserve whitespace when transpiling typescript to javascript
• Veil

  Veil is a GNOME shell extension that allows you to hide items (tray icons) on your GNOME panel.

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