Available for new work
Software Engineer
At Ethiopian Electric Utility and Senior Software Developer at Famcon Developers Group
Senior Software Engineer and full-stack developer building high-performance web, mobile, and enterprise solutions that transform complex ideas into impactful digital products.
About
I am a Senior Software Developer at Famcon Developers Group and a Software Engineer at Ethiopian Electric Utility. In practice that means the work spans the whole system: the schema and its migrations, the API over them, the web interface, the mobile client where there is one, and the server it ships to.
The work below runs across agriculture, energy, commerce and pharmacy. The OACF platform serves 66 cooperative unions and over 5,400 primary cooperatives across the Oromia Regional State. The TopMera applications put a commerce, pharmacy, grocery and parcel-delivery business on Android. The two EEU systems cover planned outages and power-distribution management for the state utility, where the data model carries the weight: regions, substations and feeder lines, with access control that has to agree with all three.
Toolkit
The stack I work in, grouped by where it sits in a system rather than listed as one flat set. Depth is shown in bands, not percentages.
Application logic, data modelling, and the APIs everything else is built on.
Interfaces, component systems, and the interaction work that sits on top of them.
Cross-platform and native applications, from the data layer to the store listing.
Schema design, query performance, deployment, and the tooling around them.
Bands are how much of my working time each technology gets, not a benchmark score. Everything listed is something I have shipped with.
Experience
Present
Current
Famcon Developers Group (FDG) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Present
Current
Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Freelance Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Work
Nine systems in production — enterprise platforms for Ethiopian Electric Utility and the Oromia Agricultural Cooperatives Federation, mobile commerce at national scale, and the web platforms underneath them. Each one opens into what it does, what it replaced, and what I built.
Web Platform
A comprehensive digital platform for the Oromia Agricultural Cooperatives Federation, serving 66 cooperative unions and over 5,400 primary cooperatives across the Oromia Regional State.
Role
Built the platform at Famcon Developers Group, from the data model through to the deployed application.
Enterprise Software
An enterprise-grade planned power outage management platform for Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU), streamlining outage planning, approval workflows, regional coordination, operational monitoring, notifications, reporting, and analytics.
Role
Designed and developed the system end to end: the hierarchical data model linking regions to substations and feeder lines, the multi-stage approval workflow, the role-based and region-aware access control, and the reliability analytics and reporting layer.
Enterprise Software
Internal enterprise system for Ethiopian Electric Utility covering power distribution management, billing automation, and customer service workflows.
Web Platform
A modern, responsive website for the ACI Ottawa Student Chapter, connecting civil engineering students with concrete research, industry, events, competitions, and professional development opportunities.
Platform
3 applications over a shared backend, each with its own case study.
A multi-service e-commerce and delivery platform for Ethiopia, combining online shopping, pharmacy, grocery, and parcel delivery with flexible fulfillment and secure payment options.
The merchant management app for the TopMera ecosystem. Sellers list products, manage inventory, process orders, and track sales from their phone.
A mobile delivery and logistics platform connecting customers, businesses, and delivery drivers for fast, trackable, and flexible delivery of products, food, parcels, and other goods.
Web Platform
A professional corporate website developed for FAMCON PLC, presenting the company's services, products, business activities, and digital presence through a modern and responsive web experience.
Web Platform
A dedicated web platform for Sagni Pharmaceuticals, providing digital tools for pharmaceutical distribution, product catalog management, and client engagement.
Capabilities
Most of what I ship is one system seen from several angles — a database schema, an API over it, a web interface, a mobile client, and a deployment. These are the parts I do myself, end to end.
End-to-end web application development in Laravel and PHP, with Vue.js or React on the front end. Schema, application logic, interface and deployment, built as one piece of work.
Cross-platform mobile applications in Flutter and React Native, with Firebase behind them and the Android build released through the Google Play Store.
REST API architecture and third-party integration: authentication and role-based access control, payment and mobile-money gateways, SMS notification and escalation, and the data model underneath all of it.
Schema design, query optimisation and migration across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Firebase, with Redis where a workload reads far harder than it writes. Every change shipped as a migration that can be rolled back.
Wireframing and prototyping, then building the responsive, accessible markup myself. Design and implementation worked together, so less is lost between them.
Server setup, CI/CD pipelines, Docker containerisation, and deployment to Linux and Windows Server, with queues, scheduled work and caching configured alongside the application rather than added after it.
Background
Addis Ababa Science & Technology University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · GPA 3.5/4.0
Graduated in Electrical Engineering, with a strong focus on software engineering, software architecture, database systems, algorithms, and full-stack web development. Applied engineering and software development principles to practical projects involving software design, system development, and real-world operational challenges.
ALX Africa
Online / Addis Ababa
Intensive 12-month program covering advanced software engineering practices, system design, DevOps, and collaborative development. Built production-grade projects using modern technologies.
Laravel Certified Developer
Laravel · Mar 2023
Flutter Development Bootcamp
Udemy / Google · Aug 2022
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services · Nov 2023
Google IT Support Professional
Google / Coursera · May 2021
React — The Complete Guide
Udemy · Feb 2022
Testimonials
I am pleased to recommend Boru Hussein Ahmed (Software Engineer), who developed the official website of the ACI Ottawa Student Chapter during my tenure as President (2025-2026). Throughout the project, Boru was professional, patient, responsive, and highly committed to incorporating our feedback. His contribution helped us create a lasting digital platform to showcase our achievements and support future generations of the Chapter.
Solomon Abebe Derseh
PhD & P.Eng. Candidate | President (2025-2026) · ACI Ottawa Student Chapter, University of Ottawa
Bornatol is an exceptional developer who consistently delivers beyond expectations. His technical skills combined with his understanding of business needs make him invaluable to our team. The platforms he built for us are reliable, scalable, and beautifully designed.
Mr. Ashenafi Gemechu
Project Manager · Famcon Trading PLC
Working with Bornatol is a pleasure. He translates design concepts into pixel-perfect implementations and always suggests improvements that enhance the user experience. His attention to detail is remarkable.
Mrs. Tsion Legesse
Graphics Designer · Famcon Developers Group
Contact
Have a project in mind, or a system that needs building? Tell me what it is and I'll come back to you.