00/Developer — 2026

Naol Ketema

I build and ship web and mobile products, handling everything from frontend to backend and taking ideas to production.

AvailableSenior Fullstack @ SeattlePulse5+ yrsRemote / open to travel

Stack

Next.jsTypeScriptReactPythonFlutterPostgreSQLNode.jsDockerGraphQLAWSFirebase

Fullstack in practice, not just on the résumé — five years, fifteen shipped projects, and I still write the deploy scripts myself.

01/Work

Experience

Core Maintainer

LLM-SDK

2026 - Present

—Maintain the open-source TypeScript router for LLM calls with automatic fallbacks across OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, and local models
—Own routing, caching, cost tracking, and the attempts trace on every response — zero runtime dependencies
—Ship provider integrations and docs so teams can fail over without a gateway or proxy

TypeScriptNode.jsOpenAIAnthropicGroq

Senior Founding Engineer

Seattle Pulse

Oct 2024 - Present

—Built both web (seattlepulse.net) and mobile from scratch, supporting backend and UI/UX teams
—Implemented performance optimizations improving system throughput by 20%+
—Established CI/CD pipelines reducing release cycles by 30%

Next.jsReactPythonFlutterPostgreSQL

Senior Founding Engineer

Stack Patch

Feb 2024 - Oct 2025

—Led end-to-end development of AI-driven vulnerability management platform
—Architected scalable microservices integrating GitHub and GitLab
—Reduced remediation turnaround time by 40%+

Node.jsReactPythonDockerGraphQL

Full-Stack Developer

Recruit Smartly

Jun 2023 - Feb 2024

—Designed and implemented AI-driven candidate-matching engine
—Improved hiring accuracy and recruiter efficiency by 35%+
—Built scalable microservices for resume parsing and skills extraction

Next.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQLAWS

Mobile App Developer

YeneHealth

Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

—Developed and maintained mobile app for iOS and Android with period tracking, telehealth, and e-pharmacy
—Implemented HIPAA-compliant APIs for secure health records
—Enhanced accessibility and localization for Ethiopian user base

FlutterDartFirebaseRest APIs

Freelance Full-Stack Developer

Upwork

2021 - Present

—Completed 15+ projects for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft
—Achieved Top Rated Developer status with 98%+ client satisfaction rating
—Specialized in full-stack development, API design, and mobile app development

FlutterNext.jsPythonNode.jsPostgreSQL

Software Engineer - Internship

INSA (Information Network Security Agency)

2020 - 2021

—Designed and developed SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tool for vulnerability detection
—Implemented automated penetration testing framework reducing manual testing time by 60%
—Collaborated with security team to establish secure coding standards and best practices

PythonFastAPIJavaScriptSecurity Tools

02/Projects

Selected Projects

2022 — 2025

LLM-SDK

Open Source

2026

Open-source TypeScript router for LLM calls — automatic fallbacks across OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, and local models, with attempts, cost, and cache on every response.

TypeScriptNode.jsOpenAIAnthropic

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Hook-Engine

Open Source

2024

TypeScript-first webhook toolkit for Node.js — signature verification, retries, structured logging, and adapters for Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, and more.

TypeScriptNode.jsStripeGitHub

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Recoup

Live

2026

AI accounts receivable employee that emails, calls, and follows up on overdue invoices 24/7 — syncs with Stripe, QuickBooks, and Slack, paid only on what she collects.

Next.jsTypeScriptStripeQuickBooks

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