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Kenawak Ibsa

Full-stack developer. Clean design, real speed.

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About

  • I’m Kenawak Ibsa (call me Ken) — a full-stack developer and AI engineer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and an Information Science student at Addis Ababa University.
  • I work at Jami, building and maintaining the product creators use to get paid. Before that I was at Humanoidz, on AI and full-stack work.
  • Recent work includes Solara Labs, Suqe, and Ariob.
  • I build AI agents, RAG systems, and the web apps around them. Open to remote roles and collaborations.

Software Engineer @Jami

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Work(4)

Products I started and still run.

  1. Solara Labs

    solara-labs.com

    A studio for AI products and custom software. Agents, web apps, voice, and the systems around them, taken from a first version through to something a team can run.

    • AI
    • Next.js
    • Custom software

  2. Suqe

    suqe.bio

    Turns a Telegram channel into a store. Buyers pay with Telebirr, CBE, or M-PESA, and the payment is checked with the bank instead of a screenshot.

    • Telegram
    • Payments
    • Telebirr
    • Next.js

  3. Launchpot

    launchpot.space

    A launch board where fans back the makers they like. Products and creative work are ranked by the support behind them, not by an algorithm.

    • Launch board
    • Fan backing
    • Payments

  4. Ariob

    ariob.space

    A product I'm building out at ariob.space. The public write-up is still short; the site is the place to look.

    • Product
    • Web

Experience

Where I've worked, and what I built there.

Jami

Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Location type
(Remote)
Employment status
Current
  • Build and maintain a lot of what ships on jami.bio, the creator page where fans pay with telebirr, CBE, and cards.
  • EVT is one of the pieces I built.
  • Keep the live product working: pages, checkout, and the rest of the surface creators actually use.
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Payments

Humanoidz

Location
fully remote
Location type
(Remote)
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • AI
  • Full Stack

Stack(32)

What I reach for, grouped by what it does.

Recognition(4)

Hackathons, camps, and awards along the way.

  • Type
    Award
    Prize
    2nd runner-up
    Awarded in
    Received in Grade
    Hackathon

  • Type
    Award
    Prize
    1st runner-up
    Awarded in
    Received in Grade
    University

  • Type
    Award
    Prize
    Participant
    Awarded in
    Received in Grade
    Summer camp

  • Type
    Award
    Prize
    Recognition
    Awarded in
    Received in Grade
    National

Education

Where I study.

  • Information Science student.
  • Still in the program, expected through 2028.

Journey

The short version, newest first.

now
  • Software Engineer at Jami
  • Information Science at Addis Ababa University
  1. 2026
    1. —Started Launchpotproject
  2. 2025
    1. Dec2nd runner-up · Better Auth Hackathonaward
    2. JulJoined Jami as Software Engineerwork
    3. Jun1st runner-up · Information Science AAU v2 Hackathonaward
    4. MayJoined Humanoidz as Full-Stack Developerwork
    5. —Started Solara Labsproject
    6. —Started Suqeproject
    7. —Started Ariobproject
  3. 2024
    1. AugParticipant · INSA Summer Campaward
    2. JunRecognition · Ministry of Statisticsaward
    3. —Started Information Science at Addis Ababa Universitystudy
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