How I Built an AI-Powered KYC Pipeline with FastAPI and Tesseract OCR
Jun 1, 2026·8 min read
Mignot
Dansa.
software engineer / full-stack / ai systems
· React· Node.js· TypeScript· Python· FastAPI· PostgreSQL· Docker· Supabase· Next.js· MongoDB· React Native· REST APIs· React· Node.js· TypeScript· Python· FastAPI· PostgreSQL· Docker· Supabase· Next.js· MongoDB· React Native· REST APIs
01 — About
$ whoami
— software engineer
$ cat ./stack
— react · node.js · python · typescript
$ echo $status
— open to work
Software Engineer with experience building full-stack web and mobile applications, backend services, and AI-assisted solutions. Proficient in React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and Python, with hands-on experience developing scalable systems, designing REST APIs, and delivering production-ready applications.
Full-Stack Web Development
End-to-end web applications from database design to responsive UI, built for performance and maintainability.
Backend & API Engineering
Scalable REST APIs, authentication systems, and server-side logic using Node.js, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.
Mobile Development
Cross-platform mobile apps with React Native and Expo, including offline-first architecture and real-time sync.
AI Integration
Practical AI-assisted features — document analysis, OCR pipelines, and serverless AI functions — integrated into production systems.
02 — Experience
Full-Stack Developer Intern
Jun 2025 – Aug 2025·Addis Ababa
- –Developed responsive web applications using React.js, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
- –Identified and resolved application bugs through testing and code reviews, reducing the reported bug rate significantly.
- –Mentored junior interns on code review practices and Git-based workflows.
03 — Projects
Quorum
Featured Project
Quorum
Community Platform & Content Management System
A production-grade community platform with blogging, discussions, role-based access control, and AI-assisted content moderation.
Node.js·Express.js·MongoDB·EJS·JWT·Docker
AI/ML
SebeVerify
Digital Identity Verification & KYC Platform
An end-to-end KYC platform that automates identity document verification using computer vision and OCR pipelines.
PythonFastAPIOpenCV
Mobile
Nuvos
AI-Powered Fitness Coach
A mobile fitness application that adapts training, nutrition, and recovery plans daily based on computed readiness scores.
TypeScriptReact NativeExpo
Blockchain
EduChain Ethiopia
Blockchain Academic Credential Verification
A tamper-proof credential platform anchoring certificate fingerprints on-chain for instant public verification.
TypeScriptReact.jsSolidity
04 — Skills
Languages
JavaScript·TypeScript·Python·SQL·Java
Frontend
React.js·Next.js·React Native·HTML5·CSS3·Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js·Express.js·NestJS·FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL·MongoDB·MySQL·Supabase
DevOps & Tools
Git·Docker·CI/CD·Linux·Postman
06 — Contact
Let's Work
Together.
→ Open to full-time roles
→ Available for freelance
→ Always up for interesting problems