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brook1717/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Biruk Kasahun

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πŸ’« About Me

I'm an AWS Solutions Architect and backend-focused software engineer (BSc) specializing in:

  • βš™οΈ Backend Engineering
  • ☁️ AWS Cloud Architecture
  • πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure as Code
  • πŸ” Secure API Design
  • πŸš€ Production-Grade Systems

I build systems that are designed to be:

  • Ξ» Scalable
  • πŸ” Secure
  • βš™οΈ Maintainable
  • ☁️ Cloud-Native
  • πŸ’Ž Production-Ready

My primary stack revolves around Python, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform, and Docker, with a strong focus on backend architecture and infrastructure automation.


πŸš€ What I Bring

🧠 Backend Expertise

  • Django & DRF
  • RESTful APIs
  • Authentication & RBAC
  • PostgreSQL Optimization
  • Secure System Design
  • API Architecture

☁️ Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS Infrastructure
  • Terraform IaC
  • Docker
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • GitHub Actions
  • Linux Server Management

πŸ› οΈ Tech Stack

Backend & APIs

Cloud & DevOps

Databases & Tools

Frontend Knowledge


🌟 Featured Projects

πŸ—ΊοΈ UniMap β€” Smart Campus Navigation System

GIS-powered web & mobile navigation platform for Jigjiga University.

πŸ”Ή Highlights

  • Interactive campus navigation
  • Real-time route generation
  • GeoDjango + PostGIS spatial architecture
  • Mobile-first design
  • Dockerized deployment

πŸ”Ή Tech Stack

Django GeoDjango PostGIS React Leaflet Docker

πŸ”— Links


⚑ MediFlow Serverless API

Serverless backend architecture demonstrating scalable cloud-native engineering.

πŸ”Ή Features

  • Event-driven architecture
  • AWS Lambda + API Gateway
  • Cognito authentication
  • Presigned S3 uploads
  • Automated Terraform deployments

πŸ”Ή Tech Stack

AWS Lambda DynamoDB Terraform Node.js

πŸ”— Links


πŸ’‰ Vaccination Campaign Management System

Centralized management platform for multi-center coordination and real-time inventory tracking.

πŸ”Ή Features

  • Relational database architecture managing doses across geographic locations.
  • Custom scheduling system preventing over-booking and balancing load.
  • Secure media handling for user health profile uploads.

πŸ”Ή Tech Stack

Django PostgreSQL Python Relational Design

πŸ”— Links


☁️ AWS Highly Available Web Architecture

Production-grade AWS infrastructure focused on resilience and scalability.

πŸ”Ή Features

  • Multi-AZ architecture
  • Auto Scaling EC2 instances
  • Load-balanced infrastructure
  • Private RDS deployment
  • Terraform provisioning

πŸ”Ή Tech Stack

AWS Terraform GitHub Actions

πŸ”— Links


πŸ‹οΈ Gym Membership & Payment Management System

Backend platform for managing gym memberships and digital payment processing.

πŸ”Ή Features

  • Chapa payment integration
  • RBAC authorization system
  • Activity logging & audit trail
  • JWT authentication

πŸ”Ή Tech Stack

Django REST Framework PostgreSQL Docker JWT

πŸ”— Links


πŸ“ˆ GitHub Analytics


πŸ† Engineering Focus

Backend Systems            β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 100%
Cloud Infrastructure       β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘ 95%
API Design                 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘ 95%
Database Engineering       β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘ 90%
Security Engineering       β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘ 85%
DevOps Automation          β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘ 85%
Frontend                   β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘ 60%

🀝 Let's Connect!

Always open to discussing cloud architecture, backend engineering, or new opportunities.

Email Me β€’ Portfolio β€’ LinkedIn

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  1. unimap-jju-campus unimap-jju-campus Public

    A GeoDjango & React-based smart campus navigation system for Jigjiga University, providing interactive mapping and optimized walking routes.

    Python 1

  2. BoundaryGuard BoundaryGuard Public

    Provider-agnostic Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) platform with real-time detection, automated multi-provider containment, a fail-open SDK, and tamper-evident cryptographic audit trails.

    Python

  3. Gym_management Gym_management Public

    Gym Management System built with Django & DRF: which includes user authentication (Session + JWT), role-based access, memberships, payments, documents, and activity logs.

    Python 1

  4. mediflow-serverless-api mediflow-serverless-api Public

    Healthcare-focused serverless API demonstrating event-driven architecture, secure authentication, and scalable AWS backend design.

    JavaScript 1

  5. multi-source-scraper-and-api-export-engine multi-source-scraper-and-api-export-engine Public

    Python 1

  6. ha-scalable-webapp-aws ha-scalable-webapp-aws Public

    Production-ready highly available and horizontally scalable web application deployed on AWS using load balancing, auto-scaling, and multi-AZ architecture.

    HCL