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Senior Software Engineer
StubberSenior Software Engineer
Feb. 2025City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaAt Stubber I build the systems that power our AI automation platform. I work on the Stubber core system, the engine that drives the platform, as well as distributed services that extend its capabilities. The systems are complex, fast-moving, and always evolving, which makes the work both challenging and exciting. My recent work includes: • Building external messaging integrations for Telegram, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, each requiring three new microservices integrated into the platform • Extending and improving our Google Sheets integration • Optimizing LLM pipelines for performance and reliability • Writing documentation and planning material to support scaling and maintainability
Backend Developer
SociableBackend Developer
Dec. 2024South AfricaSociable is a community-focused events platform designed to help people connect through shared passions and real-world experiences. It allows users to discover nearby events in real time, filter by interest or location, and build personalized profiles to engage with others I recently joined the team at Sociable as a backend engineer. My latest contracted work involved a complete migration from javascript to typescript of the backend services, making ui adjustments to the mobile app as well as well as writing a comprehensive test suite for the platform. Tech stack: Typescript, Next.js, MySql, React, MongoDB, React Native, Monday
Senior Technical Product Manager
CV-LibrarySenior Technical Product Manager
Jan. 2024 - Nov. 2024London Area, United KingdomCV-Library is one of the UK's largest independent job boards, offering a comprehensive platform for job seekers and employers alike. With a database exceeding 21 million CVs, it enables employers to connect with a vast pool of talent across various industries and regions. Contracted for and successfully led the migration of the company's legacy monolithic platform to a micro-service event-driven architecture. (monthly billing saving of $24,000).
Private Tutor
FreelancePrivate Tutor
Jun. 2023City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa- Tutoring various students from 12-18 years old in software development, predominantly in Python - All students received higher than 95% for all assignments and exams for 2024
Senior Technical Product Manager
SkrmiishSenior Technical Product Manager
Feb. 2023 - Dec. 2023Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa- Engineering Contributions: Company Website, Mobile App - Technologies: Typescript, Javascript, C#, MySql, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap - Tooling: Office365, Jira, Confluence, Notion - 98 total engineering tickets completed - Increased User Registrations by 34% - Increased Average Entry Value by $1.00 per match (100%) - Increased Games Played Per Day by 50%
Senior Technical Product Manager
RebelbotsSenior Technical Product Manager
Jun. 2022 - Dec. 2022IsraelRebel Bots is a Web3 gaming studio that blends traditional gameplay with blockchain technology to create immersive, play-to-earn experiences. Their flagship title, Xoil Wars, is a sci-fi strategy card battler where players assemble and upgrade robotic teams to compete in PvP battles, earning in-game resources like $XOIL and $RBLS tokens. Successfully lead the team to deliver a closed beta version of the game which had a 98.4% positive feedback rate from the testing pool of 800 users. Made various daily coding contributions to the company website and marketplace. Grew userbase by 44% during contracted period. Engineering contributions: Company Website, Coin Marketplace Technologies: Javascript, MySql, HTML/CSS, Boostrap, Solidity
Senior Technical Product Manager
Invictus CapitalSenior Technical Product Manager
Sep. 2021 - May. 2022Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaInvictus Capital is a blockchain-based investment platform that democratizes access to alternative assets through tokenized funds. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of products—including the pioneering Crypto20 index fund—that blend traditional financial structures with decentralized technology. Coordinated the migration of all our investor funds from the Ethereum to Polygon network ($250,000,000 AUM), Decreased investor withdrawal rate by 30%, Increased investments into the Yield Vault product by 50%. Various coding contributions to company website. - Engineering contributions: Company Website, Mobile App - Technologies: Javascript, MySql, HTML/CSS, Boostrap, Solidity (very little) - Tooling: G-suite, Slack, Jira, Confluence - Successfully executed and coordinated the migration of all our investors from the Ethereum to Polygon network. Roughly $250,000,000 AUM. - Decreased investor withdrawal rate by 30%, Increased investments into the Yield Vault product by 505. - Implemented various processes and procedures that lead to a third more output from the engineering team
Solutions Architect
RunwaySaleSolutions Architect
Aug. 2020 - Jul. 2021Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaSolutions Architect / Senior Project Manager
Development Project Manager
redPanda SoftwareDevelopment Project Manager
Mar. 2019 - Aug. 2020Cape Town Area, South Africa
Development Project Manager
Instacom South AfricaDevelopment Project Manager
Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2018Pretoria Area, South Africa
Managing Director
KBO Information SystemsManaging Director
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2015Pretoria Area, South Africa
Project Manager
PhotodeliProject Manager
Jun. 2011 - Dec. 2013Cape Town Area, South Africa
Software Support Technician
ArctecSoftware Support Technician
Feb. 2008 - May. 2011City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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