Career History

Position Details

Senior Software Engineer III: Full Stack ● Solutions Architect
01 May 2024 - Present

Responsibilities

• Designing software solutions
• Works closely with stakeholders and cross functional team to translate business and technical requirements into solutions that meet client / business needs.
• Designing complex software systems, considering scalability, performance and future requirements.
• Identifying the trade-offs in solutions and can clearly articulate and act on these where required.
• Produces solutions to programming challenges.
• Creates well designed solutions that balance client value with security, operations, resilience, performance and cost.
• Introduces and propagates new patterns, practices, technologies into the organisation to efficiently solve a business need.
• Software development and systems integration
• Work with other software engineers and architects in developing components based on needs that support application functionality.
• Optimise systems for maximum performance and scalability to handle increasing user loads.
• Develop reusable code, APIs and libraries for future use.
• Share impact of code changes with product team.
• Database management and application logic
• Implement and optimise database models and queries for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Write business logic and algorithms to handle complex data processing and application workflows.
• Quality and testing
• Implement and improve the organisation's prescribed development frameworks, patterns, and practices, with a particular focus on automated testing and CICD.
• Conducts thorough code reviews and ensures high code quality for self and others.
• Utilises continuous integration, deployment, and automation tools effectively.
• Perform testing with a strong preference towards developing automated testing scripts and procedures to ensure code robustness and reliability.
• Practices, promotes and guides others in secure coding practices (devsecops) and addresses potential vulnerabilities.
• Operational Excellence
• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor, major and escalated bugs, promoting system stability.
• Perform first and/or second level standby across environments for integration between internal systems and applications, as well as that of external service providers.
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner.
• Assist capacity planning on infrastructure requirements, as well as stability and load tests to improve system performance and throughput.
• Maintains, modifies and upgrades existing solutions, recommending and implementing improved methods.
• Learning and continuous improvement
• Expected to develop and maintain proficiency in modern programming paradigms, patterns and practices and apply or improve what is used by their delivery team. (This will differ per delivery team).
• Software Engineer Level III forms part of a structured career progression model where the incumbent will be exposed to meaningful projects in order to develop their level of autonomy, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Technical Leadership
• Engage with product managers, project sponsors, and other stakeholders to support scoping of work and provide updates on progress and status.
• Coach, guide and provide support to Software Engineer I / II
• Share expertise and knowledge with product team and stakeholders.
• Drives innovation, bringing new technologies and ways of solving problems into the team and organisation.
• Responsible to assist Software Engineer I / II with development work and perform code reviews.

Reason for Leaving

References

Jan Engelbrecht
+27 84 010 2984
JanEngelbrecht@capitecbank.co.za

Position Details

Analyst Developer: Front End
01 July 2022 - 01 May 2024

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed technical specifications from functional descriptions (design).
• Develop systems from technical specifications as provided by Architects.
• Deliver development within agreed timelines.
• Perform unit testing from a pre-defined test plan.
• Update/amend test plans according to solution development to ensure coverage of all areas.
• Provide testing assistance to developer(s).
• Provide implementation instructions for new development.
• Provide production support to production systems (stand-by).
• Conduct investigations and solve system issues.
• Prepare production deployment packages.
• Ensure successful implementation.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to Programmers and Developers.
• Team Leader for projects.
• Participation and proactive problem-solving to meet team objectives.

Reason for Leaving

Promotion to Senior Software Engineer III: Full Stack & Solutions Architect

References

Nolan Schoonraad
+27 84 676 9493
nolanschoonraad@capitecbank.co.za

Position Details

Senior Solutions Architect
01 April 2013 - 30 June 2022

Responsibilities

• To develop applications in multi-platform environments.
• To provide support to existing systems.
• To carry our modifications to existing programs and databases.
• To carry out the analysis, programming, tests, and installation of new systems.
• To provide support and customer service.
• Design, development, implementation and maintenance of new and existing products and services.
• Oversee all Architectural Designs, Requirements and needs of the business.
• To write user manuals and technical documents.
• Manage Development Staff.
• Providing technical lead to team members and other staff members.
• Purchase and Maintaining Software for company needs.
• Attending workshops and client technical meetings where technical advice needs to be provided.
• Draw up quotes for clients and oversee specification documents.
• Management of all system documentation to be kept in order and up to date.
• Satisfactorily carry out all tasks and duties normally associated with the position employed for.

Reason for Leaving

Seeking growth in career

References

Cobus Van Graan
+27 83 628 3084
cobus@tracermw.com

Position Details

[Contractor] Computer Software Developer ● Support Engineer
01 November 2012 - 31 March 2013

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing databases.
• Write C# Applications for Data Manipulation.
• Create Automated Processes.
• Use In – House Technology to maintain client systems.

Reason for Leaving

Contract Ended

References

Allan Atkinson
+27 83 290 5723
allan@crimzone.com

Position Details

Software Developer
11 November 2011 - 31 October 2012

Responsibilities

• Create and modify existing / new database objects.
• Create / Modify pages to an ASP.NET solution.
• Use software to submit code to Concurrent Versions System to deploy.
• Give support to business on live solution.
• Submit database objects on an Architectural Management System.
• Do projects as per business request.

Reason for Leaving

Seeking better opportunity in the field of my studies closer to home

Position Details

Programmer
01 November 2010 - 31 October 2011

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing databases.
• Write C# Applications for Data Manipulation.
• Create Automated Processes.
• Use In – House Technology to create a file with a data input and paper output.
• Receive client data and perform manipulations on the data.

Reason for Leaving

Seeking greater exposure to the technologies I have studied

References

Wayne Herbert
011 474 1554
wherbert@lithotech.co.za