Summary
Samuel Zeleke is a Senior Software Engineer with over 18 years of hands-on experience building scalable, distributed systems across startups and large enterprises, currently shaping Azure Cloud services at Microsoft. He bridges backend, frontend, and DevOps, having designed large-scale data processing pipelines, containerized Linux services, and CI/CD/monitoring solutions that emphasize operational cost and reliability. A former startup co-founder, he brings entrepreneurial instincts and strong developer-product collaboration from earlier work in construction management and public-sector systems. Known for clear communication and technical leadership, he has spent more than a decade improving engineering productivity through internal tools and platform work. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he pairs a solid academic foundation in computer and electrical engineering with pragmatic experience shipping production-grade cloud systems.
7 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Addis Ababa University
Master's, Computer Science, Master's, Computer Science at Maharishi University of Management
Amharic, English