Jay Chirwa

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Full-stack engineer with specialisation in Python, AWS, and Django with a proven track record of scaling platforms from concept to enterprise-level production.

About

Full-stack engineer with specialisation in Python, AWS, and Django with a proven track record of scaling platforms from concept to enterprise-level production.

  • 7 years' experience
  • Joined March 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Retail
  • Professional Services

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Work experience· 4 roles

Tech Lead · Lewis GroupNov 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Led end-to-end development of the Monarch Insurance platform for South Africa's largest furniture retailer, scaling to tens of thousands of insurance policies and building robust, secure systems with enterprise-grade reliability and security.

Lead Software Engineer · Click2SureMar 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

Led the development of an end-to-end insurtech SaaS platform, designed and evolved core architecture, implemented automated workflows, and built investor-facing features and integrations to streamline operations and growth.

Tech Lead / CTO · MutualismJan 2021 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

Directed product development for a FinTech platform focused on asset-backed lending and SMBs; led SA and US teams to design, develop, document, and maintain the platform, and established processes to improve efficiency and investor engagement.

Developer Intern · Wits Health ConsortiumMay 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems · University of the Witwatersrand2017 – 2019
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Information Systems · University of the Witwatersrand2020

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