Software Engineer · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Building full-stack web applications and tools

I'm Leul Tadesse, a software engineer focused on Next.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. Currently building data platforms at Shega Media & Technologies.

~40%: less time spent analysing feedback
1: engineer, end to end
6: screens designed and shipped

Selected work

Things I built and shipped

Next.js · TypeScript · Recharts · Airtable

Shega — Insight

A Next.js dashboard that surfaces insights about Ethiopian startups — funding deals, industries, investors, and trends — built for Shega Media & Technologies.

Next.js · Supabase · PostgreSQL · Node.js

Shega Media — Survey Platform

A custom survey collection platform built with Next.js and Supabase to automate feedback collection and reporting.

~40%: less time spent analysing feedback

Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Docker

Nexus — Backtesting Platform

End-to-end backtesting platform for financial traders that I architected and shipped as sole developer.

1: engineer, end to end
6: screens designed and shipped

Power Apps · Automation

Shega Media — HR Automation (Power Apps)

An HR automation system using Microsoft Power Apps to reduce manual entry and improve data consistency.

~10 hrs: of manual entry saved each week

Writing

Notes from the work

The hard part of an internal tool isn't the code

August 8, 2026An introduction, and the one thing three years of building internal dashboards has taught me: the engineering is rarely what makes or breaks the tool.