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Robel Herarso

San Pablo,CA

Summary

Senior Full-stack Engineer with over ten years of experience delivering scalable software solutions across startup and enterprise environments, including successful experience at industry leaders like Microsoft and AT&T. Startup-driven professional who demonstrates deep expertise in modern technologies spanning Go, TypeScript, Java, C#/.NET, Python, React, and Angular, with a tech-agnostic approach that enables rapid adaptation to diverse frameworks and architectures. Proven track record of building products from the ground up with a great affinity for creating exceptional user experiences, specializing in end-to-end application development that combines robust backend systems with intuitive, responsive frontend interfaces. Passionate about building innovative projects outside of work, I recently launched aderaex.com, which exemplifies this drive for creating meaningful solutions. Leverages modern technologies and libraries to create high-performance web applications that prioritize usability and user satisfaction. Brings extensive experience in API integration, database optimization, and microservices architecture, with a strong focus on code quality, maintainability, and scalable design patterns. Known for delivering innovative solutions through continuous learning and best practices implementation, ensuring data integrity and optimal application performance while maintaining a commitment to technical excellence and project success across all development phases.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Fullstack Engineer

WGU (Insight Global)
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Western Governors University, Advanced Recommendation Engine.
  • Build and manage a core Advanced Recommendation Engine (ARE) that helps students land on the right academic pathway, given their background, increasing their chance of success to 95%.
  • Collaborate with other cross-functional teams to seamlessly onboard a student by providing a well-thought-out recommendation path.
  • Skills: NestJS, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Prism, Salesforce, DynaTrace, Angular

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft (Insight Global)
11.2021 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: Azure Operator Nexus is a carrier-grade, next-generation hybrid cloud platform for operators.
  • Played a key role in developing a bespoke internal testing framework to certify a new Azure Service, Operator-Nexus, designed specifically for telecom operators. The framework encompassed end-to-end API testing and custom scenario-based instance readiness assessments, meticulously evaluating storage, compute, and usage capabilities to ensure robust performance.
  • Artfully crafted the presentation layer for the testing frameworks, integrating it with CloudTest, the company's internal testing infrastructure. This layer elevated the user interface experience, providing an intuitive and functional platform that aligned with the core testing goals.
  • Designed and built a couple of modern CLIs, which have become instrumental in automating pipelines and local testing execution, which otherwise would have needed some heavy lifting.
  • Successfully proved and automated the connection between an OpenStack-operated private cloud and Azure Cloud using Azure Arc, employing Helm and custom-built automation image.
  • Skills: Cobra CLI, Unit Testing, Docker, Microsoft Azure, Golang, Framework Design, Kubernetes, DevOps, Linux, OpenStack, Helm, Bash, Nexus Operator, Ginkgo & Gomega, Azure Arm Templates

Senior Full Stack Engineer

AT&T (Insight Global)
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Network Cloud, a platform and infrastructure engineering team
  • Undertook the challenging task of migrating two core internal applications from a legacy JavaScript/AngularJS to a more modern and robust Typescript/Angular environment to enhance code maintainability, increase performance, and bring the tech stack in line with current best practices.
  • Revamped existing e2e tests to be compatible with the newly implemented changes. This included rewriting and perfecting test cases and implementing new strategies for more efficient and correct testing. Undertook the challenging task of migrating two core internal applications from a legacy JavaScript/AngularJS to a more modern and robust Typescript/Angular environment to enhance code maintainability, increase performance, and bring the tech stack in line with current best practices.
  • Skills: AngularJS, Jenkins, Node.js, Gerrit, Typescript, DevOps

Senior Software Engineer

John Snow, Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Major project contractor for USAID, managing the country's pharmaceutical supply chain.
  • Identified and fixed major errors which prevented the operation of critical pages.
  • Enhanced user interface (UI) performance and improved application performance.
  • Skills: MS SQL, .NET, C#, Entity Framework, Angular 7, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Trello, Jenkins, Octopus, Visual Studio, OpenVPN, DinkToPDF

Senior Software Engineer

Orbithealth Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Emerging health-tech startup providing software solutions for health practitioners and facilities.
  • Led an entire technical and development team and provided advice on key technical decisions.
  • Drafted the fundamental software requirement specification document.
  • Selected software stack and starting toolchain.
  • Designed and created the architecture for both the back end and front end.
  • Set up automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Successfully delivered major milestones with limited resources.
  • Deployed at 5 private health facilities and one governmental specialty hospital.
  • Built, supervised, and mentored a team consisting of 5 full-time developers.
  • Skills: MS SQL, ASP .NET Web API, C#, Entity Framework, Angular, SSIS, IIS, Postman, NuGet, NPM, Bower, Gulp, SASS, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Octopus, Visual Studio, WebStorm, Azure, OpenVPN, Team Viewer, SourceTree

Software Engineer and CEO

Victorshub Software Systems
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Company Overview: Small software, web, and mobile development start-up.
  • Onboarded potential clients, receiving significant business.
  • Analyzed project needs and implemented websites and applications.
  • Researched adaptation of near-field communication (NFC) technologies for transportation payments.
  • Completed hardware integration and biometric projects.
  • Built an open-source web-based texting system that works with an Android SMS gateway.
  • Skills: WordPress, Java, Android Studio, Unity, MS SQL, ASP .NET MVC, C#, Entity Framework, Angular, IIS, Git, Bitbucket, Trello, Visual Studio, Azure, Team Viewer, SourceTree

Software Engineer

Edge Computing PLC
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Leading local software company contracting governmental software projects.
  • Performed front-end and back-end development for a big enterprise application used to manage donations going to beneficiaries, called Commodity Allocation and Tracking System (CATS).
  • Designed logo and enhanced user interface (UI). Implemented Procurement and Logistics module.
  • Developed dashboards populated with interactive charts with exportable Excel and PDF reports.
  • Built an SMS gateway to send messages through an associated Android app.
  • Deployed and launched the application to production.
  • Skills: ASP .NET MVC, Razor, MS SQL, Entity Framework, Angular, jQuery, Bootstrap, Bamboo, AWS, Visual Studio, JIRA, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, SourceTree, High Charts, SSIS, NuGet, Kendo, Telerik, Fiddler, EnvayaSMS, Postman

Software/Hardware Engineer

CNET Software Technologies
01.2012 - 2012
  • Company Overview: First Ethiopian software company pioneering ERP software to domestic public and private companies.
  • As an intern, I managed R&D for a wireless service calling system designed for public service providers such as restaurants and hospitals.
  • Designed and developed a WPF application, as well as an integrated prototype.
  • Implemented the wireless calling device through Arduino and RF transmitter.
  • Received extended employment as appreciation for performance and quality of work.
  • Skills: NET, MS SQL, Visual Studio, WPF, Arduino Uno, C++, DipTrace

Education

Master of Science - Master in Artificial Intelligence

The University of Cumberlands
United States
12-2026

Master of Science - Computer Science

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, Iowa
01.2022

Bachelor of Science - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
01.2013

Skills

  • Languages: Go, Typescript, Java, C#
  • Web: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, NodeJS, Bootstrap, Tailwind
  • Web Services: REST, SOAP, WebSocket, gRPC
  • Web/App Servers: Apache, Tomcat, IIS, nginx
  • Frameworks: Spring boot, NET, NextJS, NestJs, Ginkgo & Gomega, Fast API, Angular, React, Entity Framework
  • Databases: MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, HBase, MariaDB, MongoDB
  • Design Patterns: Factory Method, Abstract Factory, Adapter, Bridge, Builder, Composite, Decorator, Singleton, Facade, Proxy, Observer, Strategy, State, Command, Chain of Responsibility, Template
  • SDLC: Models (Agile, Lean), Planning, Development, Testing, Deployment, Maintenance & Support

Timeline

Senior Fullstack Engineer

WGU (Insight Global)
01.2024 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft (Insight Global)
11.2021 - 07.2024

Senior Full Stack Engineer

AT&T (Insight Global)
01.2021 - 01.2022

Senior Software Engineer

John Snow, Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020

Senior Software Engineer

Orbithealth Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2020

Software Engineer and CEO

Victorshub Software Systems
01.2014 - 01.2020

Software Engineer

Edge Computing PLC
01.2013 - 01.2014

Software/Hardware Engineer

CNET Software Technologies
01.2012 - 2012

Bachelor of Science - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Master in Artificial Intelligence

The University of Cumberlands

Master of Science - Computer Science

Maharishi International University

Recently Built

https://aderaex.com/

Here is one recent product I built, a peer-to-peer package delivery platform.

nextjs, react, tailwind, supabase

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