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YOSEF

LAKEW

FULLSTACK ENGINEER & UI/UX DESIGNER

Full-stack engineer building production systems world wide. I ship fast, optimize relentlessly, and thrive in cross-functional teams.

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PROFILE

Fullstack Engineer & UI/UX Designer passionate about creating meaningful digital experiences. With a solid foundation in both front-end and back-end development, I bring a holistic approach to software design and engineering. I love building tools that are user friendly, simple and delightful.

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Tools & Technologies

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[SECTOR_B]Backend / Infra
postgreSqlSQLPythonFastAPINode.jsSupabaseArtificial IntelligenceSocketExpress
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Professional Experience

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  1. DETAILS
    • Built an AI-powered venture-building platform helping early-stage African founders validate problems, design value propositions, develop MVPs, and test market assumptions.
    • Developed multi-tenant organizational workflows, including invitations, RBAC, team management, onboarding, analytics dashboards, and credit allocation systems.
    • Engineered AI-driven research and problem discovery modules that improved founder validation efficiency by 65%.
    • Designed structured value proposition systems that reduced value proposition creation time by 45%.
    • Implemented secure backend-integrated infrastructure with tenant-aware authorization and workspace isolation for scalable organizational management.

Education

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  • EDU · RECORDAddis Ababa Science and Technology University
    September 2019 – July 2024

    Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering - CGPA: 3.59

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    ACADEMIC DETAILS

    Relevant Coursework: Programming (C++), Object Oriented Programming (Java), Networking, Distributed Systems, Computer Security, Data Structures and Algorithms

  • EDU · RECORDAfrica To Silicon Valley (A2SV) - Backed by Google
    October 2022 – August 2023

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    ACADEMIC DETAILS
    • Completed an intensive two-year program: the first year focused on data structures and algorithms through solving complex problems, and the second year emphasized software engineering and system design.
    • Solved 700+ problems on LeetCode and Codeforces.
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    Yuba

    Fullstack · Web Application

    Yuba is an AI-powered operating system for venture building in Africa, guiding founders from ambiguous ideas to validated startups through evidence-backed steps. It streamlines the venture creation process across four modules: Problem Discovery (de-risking ideas via automated clarifying interviews and generating comprehensive validation reports), Value Proposition Design (analyzing customer research and mapping value grids), MVP & Business Model Development (auto-generating Business Model Canvases and detailed PRDs while evaluating ideas via a 6-pillar Solution Critique), and Market Validation (formulating go-to-market strategies and tracking real-world validation metrics).

    Next jsPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLTailwind cssShadcn ui
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    Eskalate

    Fullstack · Web Application

    Eskalate is a talent and project delivery platform backed by the A2SV training backbone, connecting companies with Africa's top AI-ready software developers. It supports multiple engagement models: Talent Outsourcing (embedding vetted, senior full-stack, frontend, backend, mobile, and AI/ML engineers directly into teams), Project Delivery (assembling dedicated pods across design, engineering, QA, and delivery leadership to turn early ideas into fully realized MVPs and software releases), and AI Data & Evaluation (staffing technical software-engineering-fluent reviewers to perform complex model evaluations, code annotations, prompt reviews, and ML data QA).

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    Akil

    Fullstack · Web Application

    Akil (AkilConnect) is a unified opportunity discovery and talent recruitment platform bridging the gap between organizations and passionate young African talent. For organizations, it streamlines recruitment through a 3-step workflow: profile registration, AI-assisted opportunity posting, and central application management. For opportunity seekers, Akil delivers smart AI-driven job and internship matching, real-time application tracking, and an intuitive mobile app experience designed to help youth build meaningful careers.

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    DICDO

    Fullstack · Web Application

    DICDO is a landing page for the Dire Integrated Community Development Organization, an Ethiopian NGO empowering communities through peacebuilding, education, and sustainable development. The site presents the organization's programs (peacebuilding & conflict resolution, education & literacy, women & youth empowerment, health & nutrition, WASH, and environmental protection), impact metrics, NEBE election-observation accreditation, impact stories with photo galleries, partner organizations, donation details, and a contact form — built to reflect DICDO's mission of building peaceful, self-sufficient communities.

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    Jotion

    Fullstack · Web Application

    Jotion is an all-in-one connected workspace designed to unify ideas, documents, and plans for faster, better work. Built as a fullstack productivity platform with Next.js and Convex, it features a real-time database, block-based Notion-style editor, infinite nested document trees, dynamic light and dark mode, Clerk authentication, trash archive & file recovery, and instant page publishing.

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    Summize

    Fullstack · Web Application

    Summize is an open-source AI article summarizer that leverages OpenAI GPT-4 and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to condense lengthy web articles into clear, digestible summaries. Simply input any article URL to extract core insights within seconds, bypass reading overload, and maintain a history of summarized content.

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