Yibeltal Wattero

About Yibeltal Wattero

Cloud & Platform Engineer with deep experience building scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native systems across AWS and GCP. I specialize in automating infrastructure, developing high-performance APIs in Go and Node.js, and enabling engineering teams through CI/CD, observability, and platform tooling.I’ve delivered impact across multiple organizations by- Designing & deploying cloud-native platforms on AWS/GCP using EKS, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, and serverless services- Engineering internal tools and APIs that power mission-critical infrastructure for applications- Building full-stack applications using React/React Native, Node.js, Go, and PostgreSQL/MongoDB- Implementing observability using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Splunk, and custom MELT pipelines to improve reliability and performance- Automating pipelines & infrastructure through Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD systems.Across Cargill, Cisco, and fast-growing fintech teams, I’ve improved developer productivity, modernized cloud architectures, reduced operational risk, and strengthened reliability through automation, tooling, and proactive monitoring.I’m passionate about cloud engineering, distributed systems, and helping teams ship high-quality software with confidence. Currently pursuing my AWS Solutions Architect certification as I continue expanding my cloud architecture expertise.

Experience

1. Cloud Engineer

   Cargill

   Nov 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Minnesota

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science

  2019 — 2023