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Hi, I'm Nat, a 3rd year Software Engineering Student.

I build fullstack apps and care a lot about how they feel to use. Lately I've been deep in UI/UX, VST development, and AI infrastructure. I'm also a little bit into Music Production.

Currently available for work and collaborations, you can find me on X(Twitter) or send me an email


Projects

Neetcode.io redesign

Winning entry for a redesign contest by @neetcode1 on X — $2,500 + $500 prize for a mock or implementation that he'd actually use. I built a full redesign and won.

View the original tweet →

kinit

A scale learning platform covering 4 famous Ethiopian scales, with a scale detection feature that identifies the scale of old Ethiopian songs.

Live project →

rhevia

A movie and show exploring site for discovering and browsing films and series.

rhevia.stream →

dotphic's portfolio

A portfolio built from scratch to showcase the artistic side of Dotphic — designed and developed to reflect his creative identity.

dotphic.feleksounds.com →

plankbase

An influencer marketing platform where brands and individuals connect.

plankbase.com →

shelfboxd

A book tracking social platform — like Letterboxd, but for books.

shelfboxd.vercel.app →

azmariw

An audio synthesizer for ethnic Ethiopian instruments — washint, masinko, and more.

github.com/NatnaelTaddese/azmariw →

Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant / Developer

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Jun 2024 – present
  • Computer vision research (specifically image segmentation) with OpenCV and C++.
  • Rebuilt the lab's AIGC detection system into an async FastAPI + Celery + Redis architecture serving PyTorch models on GPUs.
  • Added horizontal scaling, a full Prometheus/Grafana observability stack, OOM protection, and canary deployments with one-click rollback.

Misc

I produce music as a hobby :)

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contact

Open to full-time roles and collaborations. The best way to reach me is via natnaeltaddese3@gmail.com. You can also find me on GitHub, LinkedIn, or X.