About me
👨🏾💻 I'm passionate about building innovative solutions that drive digital transformation in Africa. 🚀
- I have experience in designing and delivering cutting-edge software solutions.
- Adept at translating intricate technical concepts into business-driven solutions.
- With a proven track record of orchestrating end-to-end project lifecycles, from inception to post-deployment support.
- Incorporating the most effective principles of software engineering.
🔗I'm dedicated to leveraging technology for the betterment of Africa. I'm open to connecting with fellow tech enthusiasts, professionals, and visionaries who share a passion for African tech growth. Reach out for insightful discussions or collaborations.
Experience
Senior Java Engineer | Lendscape | Cape Town, South Africa | Jul 2025 - Present
- Built a regulatory annual percentage rate compliance engine enabling clients to meet financial disclosure requirements
- Implemented configurable annual percentage rate formula components, allowing per-client compliance customisation without code changes
- Implemented async background job for resource-intensive invoice-level fee and interest calculations, improving debtor facing system user experiences
- Raised average annual percentage rate calculation service test coverage to 90%+ through targeted unit testing and refactoring of long standing technical debt
- Assisted with Cypress tests to improve the automated tests coverage
- Contributed to the team knowledge sharing sessions
Software Engineer Team Lead | SOLIDitech | Cape Town, South Africa | Nov 2024 - Jun 2025
- Led technical scoping and solution design for concurrent high priority projects
- Delivered client specific features end-to-end, coordinating stakeholder expectations through production rollout
- Managed multiple concurrent projects simultaneously, balancing new priorities against existing commitments
- Facilitated technical discussions between internal teams and external partners, translating requirements into actionable solutions
- Mentored junior engineers through structured 1:1s, code reviews, and hands-on project guidance
- Managed emergency production deployments and coordinated release branching for the team
- Participated in engineering recruitment through practical candidate reviews
Software Engineer Project Lead | SOLIDitech | Cape Town, South Africa | Apr 2023 - Nov 2024
- Led end-to-end delivery of a payment gateway integration for the ISP billing platform, becoming team domain expert for bank allocations
- Delivered module enhancements for the ISP operations platform
- Scoped and designed solutions for incoming projects, translating business requirements into technical specifications
- Managed project timelines and stakeholder expectations across multiple concurrent deliverables
- Coordinated cross-functional teams (devs, QA, product) to ensure alignment and delivery
- Supported production deployments and managed emergency releases
Software Engineer | SOLIDitech | Cape Town, South Africa | Dec 2020 - Apr 2023
- Contributed to feature development and enhancements across ISP billing and operations platforms
- Integrated third-party systems and APIs as part of multi-team collaboration
- Implemented unit and integration tests to maintain code quality across deliverables
- Provided technical training and documentation to clients post-deployment
Software Developer | Turfsport | Cape Town, South Africa | Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
- Contributed to TS3, a greenfield web app built to replace the legacy TS2 platform
- Built microservices for the new service oriented architecture
- Developed core bet taking functionality within the betting engine
- Built UI components for the new system
- Delivered REST API endpoints supporting the new microservice layer
- Participated in requirements gathering and translated technical specifications into working software
Education
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science Cum Laude | University of the Western Cape | Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Summa Cum Laude | University of the Western Cape | 2015 - 2017
Accolades
2019 - DVC Excellence Award
2019 - i4SC Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Hackathon (Hochschule Neu-Ulm -Germany)
2018 - Dean's Merit Award
2017 - Dean's Merit Award
2016 - Dean's Merit Award
Programming Languages & Tools
Certifications
- 2024 - Software Architecture: From Developer to Architect (LinkedIn Learning)
- 2024 - The Complete Spring Boot Development Bootcamp (Udemy)
- 2024 - Leadership: Practical Leadership Skills (Udemy)
- 2023 - Build Web Apps with Vue JS 3 & Firebase (Udemy)
- 2022 - Design Patterns in Java (Udemy)
- 2022 - Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8