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Registration: 05.08.2026

Wendirad Demelash

Specialization: Artificial Intelligence Engineer
— Machine Learning Engineer with end-to-end AI/ML experience: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, FastAPI. — Specialized in computer vision and deep generative models, with exposure to NLP and LLM evaluation workflows. — Independent research experience through MSc thesis and Academic and Research Assistant role. — Experience in DevOps tools such as Docker, Git, and CI/CD, and a strong background in cloud service providers, particularly Azure. — Solid SQL experience across DDL and DML, with production use of PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. — Co-founded Backos Technology; built production backend systems handling 6TB+ of broadcast media data. — Led engineering and research teams of 5–10 developers; experienced in code reviews and mentorship. — 3+ years of remote development experience with international teams (USA). — Strong algorithm foundation from continental ICPC competitions and regular practice on LeetCode, Codeforces, and HackerRank. — M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Vision), Adama Science and Technology University, GPA 4.0/4.0.
— Machine Learning Engineer with end-to-end AI/ML experience: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, FastAPI. — Specialized in computer vision and deep generative models, with exposure to NLP and LLM evaluation workflows. — Independent research experience through MSc thesis and Academic and Research Assistant role. — Experience in DevOps tools such as Docker, Git, and CI/CD, and a strong background in cloud service providers, particularly Azure. — Solid SQL experience across DDL and DML, with production use of PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. — Co-founded Backos Technology; built production backend systems handling 6TB+ of broadcast media data. — Led engineering and research teams of 5–10 developers; experienced in code reviews and mentorship. — 3+ years of remote development experience with international teams (USA). — Strong algorithm foundation from continental ICPC competitions and regular practice on LeetCode, Codeforces, and HackerRank. — M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Vision), Adama Science and Technology University, GPA 4.0/4.0.

Portfolio

Universal Exam Proctoring System

A remote exam proctoring platform that verifies candidate identity and monitors exams in real time. It combines facial recognition for identity verification with live video proctoring and an admin dashboard for managing exams, candidates and sessions. The objective is to make remote examinations as trustworthy as supervised ones without requiring an invigilator per candidate. I built the system across its full stack, from the API and recognition service through to the dashboard and containerized deployment. That covered a FastAPI backend with vector search for face matching, an AI worker handling recognition, a React dashboard, and a Docker Compose setup that brings the whole environment up from a clean machine. Built with — Python, FastAPI, InsightFace, React, Vite, PostgreSQL with pgvector, Redis, MediaMTX, Docker

FidelGen: Visual Amharic Text Generation Using a Multi-Conditional Diffusion Model

A diffusion model that generates images of Amharic text with controlled styling and placement, addressing the failure of standard text to image models on non Latin scripts. It conditions generation on five parallel signals, including the text itself, a descriptive caption, text and background color, and spatial position, and adds a CRNN based auxiliary OCR loss for character level supervision during training. I built the project end to end, from constructing the synthetic dataset through to the trained model and inference pipeline. That included designing the multi condition architecture over a Stable Diffusion VAE and multilingual BERT encoder, training the auxiliary CRNN recognizer to a 0.0026 character error rate, and running the progressive five stage training schedule with mixed precision and DeepSpeed across the full corpus. Built with — Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face Diffusers, Stable Diffusion 2.1, BERT, Accelerate, DeepSpeed, Weights and Biases

Drought Prediction Using Hybrid CNN-LSTM

A study that forecasts drought conditions from over 30 years of monthly rainfall data across multiple geographical sites in Ethiopia. It compares a range of deep learning architectures, including vanilla, stacked and bidirectional LSTM alongside hybrid CNN LSTM and ConvLSTM models, and converts their forecasts into drought conditions using the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index. The objective is to support water resource management and agricultural planning by identifying which architectures predict drought reliably and over what time horizons. I worked on the modeling side of a three person team, building the shared training framework that all six architectures plug into. That covered the sequence windowing and per site grouping of the time series, normalization and train and test splitting, and the evaluation pipeline that scores forecasts and derives SPEI from them, so each architecture could be trained and compared under identical conditions. Built with — Python, TensorFlow, Keras, scikit learn, pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib

YenePay Python SDK

An open source library that lets developers add YenePay as a payment method in a Python application with a few lines of code. Rather than hand rolling HTTP calls and signature checks against the payment gateway, a developer creates a client with their merchant credentials, describes the items being sold, and gets back a checkout link to send the customer to. I designed and built the library from scratch, shaping the public API around what felt natural to a Python developer instead of mirroring the raw gateway endpoints. That meant modelling items, carts and checkouts as plain objects, wrapping payment verification and instant payment notifications behind a small interface, and validating inputs early so mistakes surface at the call site rather than as a failed transaction. I set up the full open source workflow around it as well, with automated tests and linters running on every change, hosted documentation, and continuous publication to PyPI so a release is a tag away. Built with — Python, pytest, Sphinx, GitHub Actions, PyPI

Solar Farm Insight — Solar Energy Data Analysis

A project that analyzes solar farm data from Benin, Sierra Leone, and Togo to identify trends in solar radiation, temperature, and wind conditions. It includes statistical calculations, data quality checks, and visualizations to evaluate operational factors such as cleaning efficiency, delivered through an interactive Streamlit dashboard. The objective is to provide actionable insights to improve solar energy performance and operational sustainability. I built the project end to end, from the initial data work through to the deployed dashboard. That began with profiling the raw measurements and dealing with what real sensor data brings with it, including missing readings, implausible values and outliers caught through statistical flagging. Built with — Python, pandas, Streamlit, Matplotlib, pytest, GitHub Actions

ASTU Inventory

A web application for organizations that own a lot of equipment and need to know where all of it is. It replaces paper ledgers and spreadsheets with a single system that keeps a live record of what is in stock, who is holding what, and where every item sits across stores and laboratories. I built this as a full stack developer, carrying it from requirements gathering and system design through to a live deployment. On the back end I designed the relational schema and implemented the application in Django over PostgreSQL, adding role based authorization, the borrow request engine, spreadsheet import and export for reporting, and stock analytics. The dashboard and user facing pages I wrote from scratch in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap rather than adapting a theme. I also owned deployment, from provisioning and securing the server to hosting it behind a domain, with continuous integration running tests and linters on every change. Built with — Python, Django, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Gunicorn, Sentry, Git, GitHub Actions

Skills

Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
FastAPI
Django
PostgreSQL
Docker
Git
JavaScript
OpenCV
Scikit-learn
NumPy
Pandas
Transformer
Generative Models
Image Processing
REST APIs
MongoDB
MySQL
CI/CD
NLP
Neural Networks
Weights & Biases
Keras
Jupyter Notebook
Web Scraping
Automation
Azure
AWS
DevOps
OOP
MLOps
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Algorithms
SQL
Linux

Work experience

Python Developer
11.2022 - 12.2025 |Turing
Python, JavaScript, LLM Evaluation
● Supported production LLM evaluation workflows spanning more than 30 campaigns and 10K–15K tasks, covering code generation, structured outputs, and multimodal reasoning. ● Maintained >90% first-pass approval rate and 100% overall acceptance, consistently delivering high-quality evaluation outputs with minimal rework. ● Generated Python reference solutions, debugged model-generated code, and constructed simulated application scenarios to strengthen evaluation robustness. ● Managed a pod of 10+ contributors, overseeing task reviews, quality control, and onboarding to maintain consistent delivery standards.
Academic and Research Assistant
10.2023 - 07.2025 |Adama Science and Technology University
Python, C++, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
● Conducted deep learning research in computer vision, contributing to faculty-led projects in generative modeling, time series data, and applied ML for climate forecasting. ● Delivered technical workshops and hands-on labs to undergraduate students, bridging theoretical machine learning concepts with practical implementation. ● Provided targeted tutoring and mentorship, supporting student proficiency in programming, data analysis, and applied AI.
Co-founder / Backend Engineer / Technical Lead
01.2020 - 01.2024 |Backos Technology
Python, JavaScript, PHP, React, Nginx, VPS, HTML, CSS
● Directed backend architecture across multiple client systems, including a TV & radio media monitoring platform and an intellectual property registration system for a national government office. ● Delivered production-grade backend systems for 3 clients, supporting continuous (24/7) data processing and operational workflows. ● Implemented large-scale data pipelines handling 6TB+ of broadcast media data with fault-tolerant ingestion using retry, batching, and recovery mechanisms. ● Reduced prototype delivery cycles from ~3 months to under 1 month by optimizing system design, infrastructure decisions, and execution workflows. ● Grew and guided an engineering team (5 to 7 developers), improving code quality, system design reviews, and execution across concurrent initiatives.
Backend Developer
05.2022 - 10.2022 |CoEEC, Adama Science and Technology University
Python, JavaScript, Django, PostgreSQL, Nginx, VPS, HTML, CSS, Sentry, Git, GitHub Actions
● Deployed a multi-user inventory management system serving 100+ users across 3 university departments. ● Established backend workflows for tracking 1,000+ assets, including borrowing, approvals, returns, and reporting using Django and PostgreSQL. ● Supervised a team of 5 developers, contributing core backend logic, system design, and workflow implementation.

Educational background

Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Vision) (Masters Degree)
2023 - 2025
Adama Science and Technology University
Computer Science and Engineering & Electronics and Communication Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree)
2018 - 2023
Adama Science and Technology University

Languages

EnglishAdvancedAmharicNative