Senior Software Engineer • 8+ Years Scaling Systems

Scaling Mission-Critical Backends & Building Next-Gen Spatial Computing

I’m Nahom W.. I specialize in resilient distributed microservices, real-time satellite telemetry ingestion, encrypted WebRTC backends, and high-performance VR applications deployed commercially on the Meta Quest Store.

Aerospace & Defense Real-time satellite telemetry ingestion & orbital analytics
Solo VR App Creator Built & monetized NohTV VR on Meta Quest Store
Federal DHS Systems Led cloud microservices modernization on AWS & Spring Boot
10k+ Daily WebRTC & 2048-Bit Crypto High-scale encrypted conferencing & native Android biometrics
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Remote Worldwide
Nahom W. - Senior Software Engineer posing professionally in a dark suit
Aerospace Satellite Ingestion
Meta Quest Commercial VR App
10,000+ Daily WebRTC Users
8+ Years Senior Software Eng
8+ Years Backend Experience High-scale distributed systems & cloud
10,000+ Daily WebRTC Sessions Architected secure encrypted video platform
50+ Enterprise Orgs Deployed 2048-bit encryption suite & desktop SDK
200+ GitHub Stars Open-source JNI native audio sync engine
100% Solo Built Production VR Live on official Meta Quest Store
Real-World Deployments

Featured Projects & Products

Systems handling high-concurrency real-time workloads, commercial consumer software on the Meta Quest Store, and defense-grade platforms.

Official Meta Quest Store Release Solo Architect & Developer

NohTV VR

Room-Scale Virtual Theater, IPTV & Spatial Streaming Platform

NohTV VR is a commercial standalone VR entertainment application for Meta Quest headsets. Built end-to-end as a one-person army, it transforms any room into a massive IMAX-style virtual cinema supporting IPTV playlists, experimental real-time 2D-to-3D video depth upscaling, Sunshine/Moonlight low-latency PC game streaming, phone mirroring, and USB-C/FTP media browsing.

Platform: Meta Quest 3, Quest 2, Quest Pro, Pico 4
Core Stack: Unity 3D, C#, Android JNI, C++, WebRTC, OpenGL
Key Tech: Live 2D-to-3D depth shaders, Sunshine/Moonlight PC streaming, Companion phone mirroring
Production: Active paying users, commercial releases & store updates
Open in Meta Quest Store Visit Official Site (nohtv.shop)
NohTV VR virtual theater with large screen
Aerospace & Defense (2025–Present)

Real-Time Satellite Telemetry & Orbital Processing

Designing distributed backend microservices and telemetry ingestion pipelines for real-time satellite control platforms. Engineered Spring Boot pipelines handling vehicle health monitoring, orbital telemetry stream ingestion, and low-latency anomaly detection.

Java Spring Boot Telemetry Ingestion Time-Series Docker Low Latency
Test Live Telemetry Simulator
Federal Programs (DHS)

Federal Enforcement Microservices Modernization

Architected the cloud migration of mission-critical federal legacy monoliths into scalable AWS-based microservices using Spring Boot and AWS Lambda. Designed tamper-proof workflow APIs supporting enforcement case management and digital record pipelines.

AWS Lambda Spring Boot PostgreSQL Docker API Gateway Zero-Downtime
High Compliance Federal Standards
LokDon LLC

Encrypted WebRTC Conferencing & Biometrics

Architected end-to-end encrypted WebRTC conferencing backend serving over 10,000 daily meetings. Built native Android biometric authentication with C++ JNI/NDK pipelines, reducing production APK footprint by 40% while ensuring instant cryptographic validation.

WebRTC Android NDK / JNI C++ Cryptography 10,000+ Daily Calls
End-to-End Encrypted
Open Source (200+ Stars)

Android Native Audio Sync Engine

High-performance JNI-based audio synchronization library bridging Android native C++ audio rendering with JVM application state. Achieved 200+ GitHub stars, widely adopted for low-latency lip-sync and VR spatial audio synchronization.

C++ Android JNI OpenSL ES Low Latency 200+ Stars
200+ Stars on GitHub
Enterprise Security

Enterprise 2048-Bit Cryptographic SDK

Designed and deployed enterprise-grade cryptographic SDKs implementing 2048-bit encryption across C++ desktop platforms and PHP web services, installed across 50+ enterprise customer organizations.

C++ PHP 2048-Bit RSA AES-256 50+ Orgs Deployed
Deployed to 50+ Orgs
Cognosante

Java EE to Quarkus High-Speed Overhaul

Migrated legacy Java EE enterprise application to Quarkus, cutting memory footprint and boosting API performance by 60%. Designed compliant backend service layers feeding an ADA-accessible Next.js frontend.

Quarkus Java EE Next.js +60% Performance ADA Compliant
60% Faster API Responses
Interactive Systems Demonstration

Aerospace Telemetry Processing Lab

Experience an interactive simulation of the low-latency vehicle telemetry ingestion pipelines I build for satellite platforms. Click below to stream synthetic orbital telemetry packets in real time.

SAT-STREAM-INGESTOR // STATUS: READY
Orbital Velocity 7.67 km/s LEO Low-Earth Orbit
Orbital Altitude 524.3 km Apogee / Perigee Sync
Ingestion Throughput 0 pkts/s Kafka Consumer Lag: 0ms
Subsystem Health 100.0% Solar Arrays & Battery OK
[SYSTEM] Telemetry ingestion worker initialized. Spring Boot microservice ready.
[SYSTEM] Listening on topics: orbital.telemetry.raw, vehicle.health.v2
[SYSTEM] Click "Start Ingestion Stream" to pump live synthetic satellite frames...
Deep Technical Competency

Core Technical Skills Matrix

Filter by domain or explore the stack honed across 8+ years of distributed systems, native engines, and cloud deployments.

Java & Spring Boot

Primary Stack • 8+ Years

Microservices, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Security, reactive WebFlux, mission telemetry.

AWS Cloud Ecosystem

Lambda, EC2, S3, API Gateway

Federal DHS cloud migration, serverless workflows, VPC architecture, cloud deployments.

Python & TensorFlow

6+ Years

Simulation backend APIs, automated ML pipelines (+70% throughput), async workers.

Unity 3D & C# (VR)

Meta Quest Production Dev

NohTV VR app author, spatial audio, 2D-to-3D shaders, Sunshine/Moonlight PC streaming.

C++ & Android Native (JNI/NDK)

Native Optimization

Low-latency audio sync library (200+ stars), biometrics, 40% APK size optimization.

WebRTC & Real-Time Streams

10,000+ Daily Meetings

End-to-end encrypted conferencing backend, STUN/TURN handling, audio/video pipelines.

Docker, K8s & CI/CD

Jenkins, GitLab CI

Automated build & test pipelines for 15+ microservices, 35% static code quality gains.

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MSSQL

High Concurrency & Index Tuning

Schema design, connection pooling, ACID consistency, indexing, replication.

Cryptography & Security

2048-Bit Protocols

RSA, AES, secure session negotiation, zero-trust authentication, biometric pipelines.

Next.js, React, Angular & TS

Supporting Full-Stack

ADA-compliant frontends, modern reactive state management, telemetry dashboards.

Career Progression

Professional Experience & Track Record

8+ years designing scalable distributed backends across defense telemetry, federal cloud programs, enterprise security, and spatial software.

Sept 2025 – Present

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential Aerospace & Defense Technology Firm
Current Role
  • Designing backend services and telemetry processing systems for real-time satellite control platforms.
  • Building Spring Boot microservices handling mission telemetry ingestion, analysis, and visualization pipelines.
  • Implemented low-latency data processing workflows supporting vehicle health monitoring and orbital analytics.
Java Spring Boot Satellite Telemetry Distributed Systems Low Latency
Aug 2024 – Sept 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Federal IT Services Contractor (DHS Programs)
Federal Program
  • Led backend modernization of federal systems into AWS-based microservices architecture using Spring Boot and AWS Lambda.
  • Designed secure workflow APIs supporting enforcement case management and digital processing pipelines.
  • Migrated legacy monolith services into distributed backend infrastructure improving deployment flexibility and maintainability.
AWS Lambda Spring Boot Microservices DHS Programs Cloud Modernization
Apr 2024 – Jun 2024

Contract Full-Stack Developer

Cognosante • Remote
Contract
  • Migrated legacy Java EE backend to Quarkus, improving API performance and response throughput by 60%.
  • Designed backend service layers supporting ADA-compliant Next.js frontend user experiences.
Quarkus Java EE Next.js ADA Compliance Performance Tuning
Mar 2024 – Jun 2024

Contract DevOps Engineer

OneMain Financial • Remote
Contract
  • Built robust CI/CD pipelines supporting the end-to-end deployment lifecycle of 15+ backend microservices.
  • Improved static code quality metrics by 35% through automated pipeline enforcement and quality gates.
CI/CD Jenkins GitLab CI Docker Code Quality
Sep 2018 – Aug 2023

Senior Software Engineer

LokDon LLC • Remote
5 Years
  • Architected encrypted WebRTC conferencing backend supporting 10,000+ daily active meetings with high security.
  • Designed secure authentication, encryption handling, and real-time media communication infrastructure.
  • Developed enterprise desktop encryption software deployed to 50+ customer organizations.
  • Led Android biometric authentication backend integrations using high-performance JNI/NDK native pipelines.
  • Reduced production APK size by 40% through native C++ performance optimizations.
WebRTC C++ / NDK Android JNI 2048-Bit Crypto Biometrics
Dec 2016 – Present

Freelance Software Engineer & Creator

Upwork • Independent Creator
Long-term Client Trust
  • Developed backend admin platforms in Java/Spring serving 500+ daily enterprise users.
  • Built TensorFlow-integrated automation modules improving operational throughput by 70%.
  • Optimized Python-based simulation backend APIs, improving rendering pipeline performance by 50%.
  • Designed, built, and launched commercial Unity VR software with paying customers (NohTV VR).
Java / Spring Python / TensorFlow Unity VR Independent Creator
Academic Background & Credentials

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's Degree

BSc in Information Technology

Arba Minch University

GPA: 3.25 / 4.0

Comprehensive study of Algorithms, Distributed Architecture, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, and Relational Databases.

2023 Credential

Google Cloud Fundamentals

Google Cloud

Verified Credential

Foundational cloud infrastructure, IAM access control, compute engines, container management, and BigQuery streaming.

Active Pursuit

AWS Certified Developer

Amazon Web Services

In Progress

Deep dive into AWS serverless architecture, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and automated cloud deployments.

Let's Connect

Ready to build something exceptional?

Whether you need a senior backend architect for high-throughput distributed microservices, aerospace mission telemetry, or next-generation spatial computing, let’s start a conversation.

Email Address
support@nohtv.shop
Location & Availability Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Remote Worldwide

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