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Rihobot ELias

@rihobotelias

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Full-Stack Developer building AI-powered applications, including London AI Guide and XpressAddis.

Ethiopia

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I developed London AI Guide at IntellVerse, an AI-powered tourism platform with itinerary generation, personalized recommendations, and real-time updates. I’m currently contributing as a Full-Stack Developer Intern, using Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.

At Japi Xpress Trading PLC, I developed mobile marketplace features for XpressAddis and built backend services for orders and payment processing, integrating Chapa and Telebirr. I’ve also contributed to AI-enabled products including ManaShakti and BrainBite, working across backend APIs, frontend features, and AI integrations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Full-Stack Developer Intern

Current

IntellVerse

Oct 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Developed London AI Guide, an AI-powered tourism platform using Next.js 14, NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and Redis. Implemented AI itinerary generation and integrated Google Maps and transport APIs.

Next.js NestJS TypeScript PostgreSQL Prisma Redis OpenAI GPT 4 WebSockets Google Maps API

Data Analyst Expert

AfterQuery

Jun 2026 - Oct 2026 (4 months)

Produced production-ready full-stack software for AI training and evaluation. Built end-to-end applications using TypeScript, React, Node.js, SQL, and REST APIs.

TypeScript React NodeJS SQL REST APIs Secure Coding Authentication Role Based Access Control

Full-Stack Developer

Japi Xpress Trading PLC

Dec 2025 - May 2026 (5 months)

Developed mobile frontend features for XpressAddis, a live B2C marketplace, using React Native and TypeScript. Built backend services and REST APIs using Node.js, integrating Chapa and Telebirr payment gateways.

React Native TypeScript NodeJS REST APIs SQL Payment Integration Chapa Technologies Telebirr Responsive Design

AI Backend Team Lead / Full-Stack Developer

Manaverse Ltd

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 (2 months)

Led backend API development and Supabase schema design for ManaShakti, an AI-powered voice-first wellness application. Integrated OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and speech-to-text services, and built Node.js/Express services with a React Native frontend.

NodeJS Express TypeScript Supabase OpenAI API ElevenLabs Whisper Google Cloud Speech To Text React Native Expo React ThreeJS Railway Render

Frontend Engineer

BrainBite

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 (2 months)

Developed responsive frontend features for an AI-powered learning platform using Vue 3, Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, and Supabase. Built reusable UI components and improved accessibility and mobile responsiveness.

Vue3 Nuxt.Js Tailwind Supabase UI Components Accessibility Responsive Design

Software Engineering Intern

CodeAlpha

Sep 2024 - Oct 2024 (1 month)

Developed a fruit recognition model using deep learning, TensorFlow, and Keras.

Deep Learning TensorFlow Keras Python

Extern

IgniteXL

Sep 2024 - Oct 2024 (1 month)

Evaluated early-stage beauty and wellness technology startups against investment criteria and prepared investment summaries. Conducted market, competitive, and due-diligence analysis across 10 deal submissions.

Market Analysis Competitive Analysis Due Diligence Investment Analysis

Software Engineering Fellow

HeadStarter

Aug 2024 - Sep 2024 (1 month)

Built a Pantry Tracker application with Next.js, Firebase, Material UI, and Vercel CI/CD. Added an AI recipe-suggestion feature using the OpenAI API and developed an AI chatbot with Express.js and Firebase authentication.

Next.js Firebase Material UI Vercel OpenAI API ExpressJS NodeJS Tailwind

Backend Developer Intern

Xion Computing

Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)

Developed WhatsApp-Addis, an event listing and ticketing platform using Next.js 14, NestJS, TypeScript, MySQL, Prisma, and Redis. Implemented JWT authentication, OAuth2, rate limiting, and real-time seat availability updates.

Next.js NestJS TypeScript MySQL Prisma Redis JWT OAuth WebSockets Security

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Wolkite University

Bachelor of Software Engineering, Software Engineering

2022 - 2026

Grade: 3.7

Bachelor of Software Engineering with a CGPA of 3.7. Coursework included AI and Machine Learning, Web and Mobile Application Development, Data Structures and Algorithms, and Project Management.