Deployment Time
Biniam Habte
Software Engineer - iOS, Backend, Cloud
Hey! I'm Biniam, usually go by Bini. I like to build—usually for me, maybe for you too.
University of Houston - B.S. Computer Science (2026).
Software Development Engineer at Audible.
Rollout Time
15m -> 1-2m
Trajectory
Offer before graduation
Modeling
A few favorites from recent shoots.
About
Production-focused engineer across mobile, backend, and cloud systems.
I started in retail tech roles while studying Computer Science full-time, earned a Software Engineer internship at Audible (Amazon), led infrastructure migration work impacting deployment velocity, and build full-stack systems outside of work.
I care about
- Measurable impact
- Clean system design
- Secure authentication
- Automation over manual workflows
- Shipping under constraints
Production Engineering - Audible (Amazon)
Migration work that compressed release cycles at scale.
Context
Audible's legacy upgrade infrastructure slowed release velocity and experimentation.
Stack
- SwiftUI
- AWS Lambda
- AppConfig
- Cognito
- IAM
- CloudWatch
What I Built
- Led migration from legacy Arcus system to AWS AppConfig
- Designed and implemented a secure serverless Lambda proxy
- Secured config delivery with AWS Cognito authentication
- Removed direct SDK dependency from iOS clients
- Coordinated rollout validation with senior iOS engineers
Impact
- Deployment time: 24 hours -> 15 minutes
- Rollout time: 15 minutes -> 1-2 minutes
- Enabled faster experimentation and safer reversions
- Reduced operational friction for mobile teams
This was infrastructure, not feature work. It affected release velocity at scale.
Featured Projects
Silly little things on the side.
UH-alert
UH Class Seat Monitoring System
A sophisticated monitoring service that helps University of Houston students secure seats in high-demand classes by checking availability continuously and alerting instantly.
Key Features
- Cron-job polling against UH API endpoints for realtime seat tracking
- Instant email notifications with Resend
- Magic Link passwordless authentication
- Secure user subscription and background monitoring workflows
What It Proves
- Systems thinking
- API polling architecture
- Background job automation
- Modern auth patterns
- Full-stack SaaS-style design
- Next.js 16
- TypeScript
- Prisma ORM
- PostgreSQL (Neon)
- Tailwind CSS
This is not a static site; it is an automated service.
trackr.
Financial P/L Dashboard
A specialized dashboard for logging and analyzing profit/loss with structured persistence, trend visibility, and a clean long-term performance view.
Key Features
- Interactive interface for logging financial entries
- Structured backend persistence and historical trend visualization
- Secure auth flows across JWT/OAuth patterns in earlier versions
- Indexed SQL queries and RESTful backend architecture
What It Proves
- Data modeling
- Authentication systems
- Backend API design
- Financial data visualization
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- Express
- SQL
Reflects an interest in systems that quantify performance.
musicBox
Audio-First Music Review Platform
A native iOS app where users publish voice-first album reviews instead of text, creating a feed that feels like short-form podcast commentary.
Key Features
- Album search integration through iTunes API
- Voice recording and playback with AVFoundation
- Reactive feed updates using ObservableObject state
- Permission handling and interruption management for reliable audio sessions
What It Proves
- Native iOS depth
- Real audio system handling
- Clean mobile architecture
- UX experimentation
- SwiftUI
- MVVM
- AVFoundation
- Native iOS architecture
Not a tutorial app; native audio frameworks are integrated correctly.
R&T Motors
Production Business Website
A full-stack scheduling and engagement platform for a local mechanic shop with booking workflows, admin controls, and production deployment.
Key Features
- Appointment booking flow with admin management dashboard
- PostgreSQL-backed data model
- Mobile-first user interface and live deployment
- Operationally focused architecture for a real business
What It Proves
- Real-world business deployment
- End-to-end ownership
- SEO and conversion-focused implementation
- Production reliability mindset
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Vercel
Improved booking flow and SEO visibility, increasing customer traffic by 9%.
Technical Capabilities
End-to-end systems skillset across app, backend, and cloud layers.
Languages
- Swift
- Python
- C++
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- SQL
Mobile
- SwiftUI
- AVFoundation
- MVVM
- Native iOS architecture
Backend
- Node.js
- Express
- REST APIs
- JWT
- OAuth
- Background jobs
Cloud
- AWS Lambda
- AppConfig
- Cognito
- IAM
- CloudWatch
Database
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQLite
- Prisma ORM
Frontend
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Vanilla JS
Execution Style
Upward momentum through consistency, ownership, and discipline.
Trajectory
- Worked 30-35 hrs/week in retail tech while studying CS full-time
- Built production systems outside coursework
- Led infrastructure work impacting release velocity
Engineering Philosophy
- Automate repetitive workflows
- Secure auth done correctly
- Own systems end-to-end
- Build tools that remove friction
Closing Statement
I like to systematically remove bottlenecks, automate workflows, and improve release velocity—no I'm serious, I really do.
Currently focused on
- Deepening cloud and distributed systems knowledge
- Strengthening backend architecture patterns
- Scaling full-stack SaaS-style systems
Open to backend, infrastructure, iOS, and full-stack engineering roles.
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