Engineer working behind the scenes on systems people depend on.
I'm Natnael Alemayehu, based in Ethiopia. Recently I built the backend of a proof-of-delivery system for the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service, and an offline-first logistics platform for Ethiopian trucking. Here I write about what I learn along the way.
Recent writing
All posts →- 02 Nov 2026Authorization: scoping data to the right userPart 5 of 6 · Go, sqlc, Postgres & Docker
- 26 Oct 2026Password authentication and server-side sessionsPart 4 of 6 · Go, sqlc, Postgres & Docker
- 19 Oct 2026Testing against real Postgres and shipping with DockerPart 3 of 6 · Go, sqlc, Postgres & Docker
Selected projects
All projects →- Gebeya ↗Go · PostgreSQL · Blnk
An escrow marketplace backend for Ethiopian merchants: buyers pay through Chapa, and the money is held in a double-entry ledger until they confirm delivery.
- Ethiopian Logistics Tracking Platform ↗Go · Next.js · PostGIS
Offline-first tracking and proof of delivery for Ethiopian trucking, with a dispatcher dashboard and a driver app that syncs when it is back online.
- Freight In Time →Microservices · Kafka · AWS
The backend of a proof-of-delivery system for the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service, built by a team of two.
Hiring, or just curious?
My experience and skills are on one page, with a PDF to download. Or just say hello.