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Habtamu Bitew Gashu

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Full Stack Developer & Fintech Engineer building card payment systems with ISO 8583 & SPDH protocols. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Habtamu Bitew Gashu

About Me

Full Stack Developer · Fintech Engineer · Security Researcher

Habtamu Bitew Gashu

Habtamu Bitew Gashu

Full Stack Developer & Fintech Engineer

I'm a Full Stack Developer at Etta Solutions Plc, Addis Ababa, specializing in fintech payment integrations using ISO 8583 and SPDH banking protocols. I build card-based POS systems, enterprise web applications, Angular SPAs, and Android mobile apps.

BSc in Software Engineering from Wachemo University (2020–2025). Passionate about financial technology, secure systems, and software that solves real problems.

Email Habtsha2021@gmail.com
Phone +251 943 392 332
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Status ● Open to Opportunities
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Technical Skills

Specialized in fintech payment systems and full-stack development

Fintech & Protocols

ISO 8583 ISO 8583
SPDH SPDH Protocol
TCP/IP TCP/IP Sockets
POS POS Integration
REST API REST APIs

Backend

Java Java
Spring Boot Spring Boot
PHP PHP
Laravel Laravel
Python Python
Node.js Node.js
MySQL MySQL
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
MongoDB MongoDB
Docker Docker
AWS AWS

Frontend

Angular Angular
React React
Vue.js Vue.js
TypeScript TypeScript
JavaScript JavaScript
HTML5 HTML5
CSS3 CSS3
SASS/SCSS SASS/SCSS
Tailwind CSS Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap Bootstrap

Mobile & Embedded

Android Android (Kotlin)
Flutter Flutter
React Native React Native
C++ C++
C C
Arduino Arduino
Git Git
CI/CD CI/CD Pipelines

Featured Projects

A selection of my best work — click a category to filter

Laravel Docker MySQL Tailwind

Prison Information Management System

Full-featured web application managing prison operations with 10+ user roles — police officer, lawyer, medical officer, sysadmin, and more. 186 commits, Docker-deployed. Forked by 3 external developers.

186 commits 3 forks
Laravel MySQL Email

Clearance Management System

Institutional employee clearance workflow system with 21 controllers, multi-step approval chains, email notifications, and PDF generation. Built for Bahir Dar University.

41 commits
Java Swing/AWT Client-Server

Real Estate Management System

Desktop Java application with client-server architecture for property listing and management. Rich GUI with 25+ interactive components.

Android Java Navigation

Campus Compass

Android navigation app for Wachemo University — locates dormitories, classrooms, cafeteria, and facilities. Built with Java and Android Studio.

C++ Arduino RFID IoT

Smart Home Embedded System

Multi-factor door lock using RFID + PIN keypad, servo motor actuation, I2C LCD display, and temperature sensing. Documented with photos and demo video.

Embedded IoT Hardware

Smart Stove Project

Mobile-controlled cooking system for remote operation. Won a school innovation competition — the project that sparked a career in technology.

Innovation Award — 3,000 Birr
Angular · TypeScript
Angular TypeScript HTML CSS

HR Management System

Full-featured Angular 8 single-page application for human resource management. Modules for employees, recruitment/candidates, departments, job listings, company management, and a dashboard. Built with TypeScript and Angular CLI.

4 commits 59.7% TypeScript
Android · Java
Android Java Gradle

Foodie — Android Food App

Android food application built in Java with Android Studio. Currently in active development — the most recently updated project in the portfolio (February 2026), demonstrating ongoing mobile development work.

7 commits Active — Feb 2026
Laravel · PHP
Laravel PHP Blade MySQL

Job Listing Management System

Laravel-based web application for job listing and management. Built with PHP/Blade templating, handling job postings, applications, and management workflows.

4 commits Aug 2025

Work Experience

My professional journey so far

Full Stack Developer

Etta Solutions Plc Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2025 – Present Current
  • Building POS payment integration systems using the ISO 8583 financial messaging standard and SPDH banking protocol
  • Implementing Java TCP/IP socket communication between POS terminals and payment switches
  • Handling authorization (0200/0210), reversal (0400/0410), and settlement message flows
  • Developing primary/secondary bitmap parsing and Data Element (DE1–DE128) field mapping
JavaISO 8583SPDHTCP/IPPayment Systems

Software Developer Intern

Bahir Dar University Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Apr 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Developed the Clearance Management System, digitizing staff and student offboarding workflows
  • Built Library Management System using Laravel and MySQL
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver iterative releases
LaravelPHPMySQLBlade

Independent Security Researcher

Self-Directed
2024 – 2025
  • Conducted authorized vulnerability assessments on controlled web applications
  • Identified and documented SQL injection vulnerabilities across 7 systems
  • Provided mitigation recommendations: parameterized queries, input validation, ORM adoption
Security TestingSQL InjectionVulnerability Assessment

Cybersecurity Logs

Ethical security testing conducted in controlled environments

Get In Touch

Have a project or opportunity? Let's talk.

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Habtsha2021@gmail.com

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