Henok Birhanu
Backend engineer building the payment rails that move money from the diaspora into Africa.
Projects
Things I've built, from payment-adjacent backends to a liturgy app for my church community.
- 01
Qidasie
Android app that plays Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy audio the moment you tap a word or symbol.
Android, Kotlin, ExoPlayerVisit
- 02
Sheka Zone Tourism
The first dedicated tourism website for Sheka, a UNESCO biosphere reserve of cloud forests.
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
- 03
Student Internship Management System
Placement, supervision and evaluation workflow for Wolaita Sodo University, replacing paper.
MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js
- 04
Vital Event Management
Digital platform for registering births, deaths, and marriages with automated certificate generation and reporting.
Noode.js, Express, MongoDb, PythonVisit
- 05
SMS Exporter
React Native app that backs up and exports Android text messages to CSV or pdf.
React Native, TypeScript, AndroidVisit
Tech stack
Backend is the day job. The rest is how I ship whole products.
Backend
where I spend most of my time
Java
Spring Boot
PostgreSQL
Kafka- Microservices
Azure AKS- Azure ACR
Frontend
React
Next.js
TypeScript- React Native
Tailwind CSS
DevOps & Tools
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Linux
Maven
Postman
IntelliJ
Experience
Where I've been and what I've built.
March, 2022 - March, 2026
BSc, Computer Science
Wolaita Sodo University
Final project: the Vital Event Managment System.
01June, 2025 - Sep, 2025
Intern
INSA, Information Network Security Administration
Contributwd to development of ERP system for INSA
02April, 2026 - now
CurrentBackend Developer
SmilePay Global
Spring Boot microservices and Kafka event flows for cross-border diaspora payments, deployed on Azure Kubernetes.
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