Loza Ashenafi

Full-stack developerAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

I build thoughtful, reliable web products with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js — from the first interface to the database behind it.

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL

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A few things I've built

Product work across social reading, personal finance, learning, and business operations.

SeeThrough

See Through is an anonymous workplace review platform that helps professionals share their workplace experiences and make more informed career decisions. Users can anonymously review companies, explore workplace cultures, and discover insights about management, work environments, and employee experiences. The platform promotes transparency and accountability through moderated reviews, duplicate detection, and company culture insights, helping job seekers find workplaces where they can thrive.

VercelTypeScriptTailwind CSSREST / GraphQLReact / Next.jsNode.jsGit / GitHubCI/CD

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Kimo

Kimo Emoji is an open-source SVG emoji library designed to bring personality and expressive visuals to modern web applications. It features 84 custom-designed emojis with playful expressions, smooth vector graphics, and lightweight rendering. Built for React and other modern web frameworks, Kimo makes it easy for developers to integrate expressive emojis into their applications with minimal overhead.

TypeScriptReact / Next.jsNode.jsGit / GitHubCI/CD

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BookPulse

BookPulse is a social reading platform where people can read books together You can create or join book clubs, follow a shared reading schedule, and discuss ideas with others as you move through the pages. If you prefer reading quietly, that’s also possible. You can create a private club with just your friends or even read completely on your own.

VercelTypeScriptTailwind CSSReact / Next.jsCI/CD

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Featured project

Awras Academy E-Learning Platform

Frontend development of an Udemy-style e-learning platform built with React during a university incubation center project. Focused on building reusable components, responsive layouts, and an intuitive course-based learning experience.

VercelTailwind CSSReact / Next.js

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More work

Other projects

Client sites and smaller builds that are still worth a look.

Flowly

Flowly is a personal finance tracker where you can track your expenses, income, and debt, set monthly budgets, and get helpful analytics.

VercelTypeScriptTailwind CSSReact / Next.jsCI/CD

Mall Management ERP System

Contributed to the frontend development of a Mall Management ERP system for a company project. Due to an NDA, only a high-level showcase is presented. The system was designed to support mall operations such as tenant management, payments, and administrative workflows, with a focus on usability and scalability.

TypeScriptTailwind CSSReact / Next.jsNode.jsGit / GitHubCI/CD

Nebel Dental Clinic

A full-stack dynamic dental clinic system built with the MERN stack. It features an admin gateway for managing doctors, patients, and appointments.

TypeScriptTailwind CSSReact / Next.jsNode.js

Experience

Where I've worked

A mix of product teams, client work, and hands-on full-stack development.

Full Stack Developer

atMajestic plc

Jan 2025 – Present · Addis Abeba

Contributed to design system and component library
Collaborated with designers to implement pixel-perfect designs
Built interactive user interfaces with React and TypeScript

Toolkit

Skills & tools

The stack I reach for when building, shipping, and maintaining web applications.

Frontend

BootstrapFramer MotionHTMLjQueryReact / Next.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript

Backend

ASP.NetASP.NET MVCNode.jsPostgreSQLPythonREST / GraphQL

Tools & DevOps

CI/CDDockerGit / GitHubMongoDBSQL ServerVercel

Writing

Notes from building things

Practical write-ups on Next.js, deployment, databases, and the problems I run into along the way.

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LatestFeb 17, 20265 min read

From Next.js to Android

When I started building Flowly, I chose to use Next.js. As a longtime JS/TS developer, a PWA seemed like the easiest path. But as the app releases, people ask me to make it an app.

#Next.js#Capacitor#pwa

Feb 11, 20265 min read

Solving Hydration Mismatches in Next.js

If you’ve ever opened Chrome DevTools to a wall of red text shouting about "Hydration Mismatches," you probably noticed your site suddenly felt sluggish. I hit this wall recently while building my portfolio. Here’s why it happens and how to fix it—without the technical headache.

#Next.js

Feb 5, 20265 min read

Pointing Hostinger to Vercel

When deploying a Next.js application to Vercel, connecting a custom domain is usually the final step. However, many developers run into the dreaded "Invalid Configuration" red warning like i do. Here is a breakdown of why this happens and how we fixed it for lozi.me(this page _: ) ) me and chatgpt.

#Hostinger#Vercel

Feb 3, 20262 min read

When MySQL Turned Against Me

The day started with Prisma Error P3018 (MySQL Error 1071). I learned the hard way that MySQL has strict index key length limits. Better-Auth uses long, secure identifiers and MySQL simply refused to cooperate.

#Zustand#Prisma#Better-Auth

Contact

Let's work together

I'm currently open to new opportunities. Tell me what you're building, or just say hello — email is the fastest way to reach me.

Emaillozaashenafi@gmail.com Phone+251 937 732 953

LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

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