Looks like you have JavaScript disabled. For the full Twine experience, you will need to re-enable it.

I bring deep expertise in Python, C#, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevOps, combined with strong foundations in distributed systems, data engineering, and real-time data processing. My background spans graph databases, fraud detection, and large-scale deployments, enabling me to design solutions that bridge research and production seamlessly. I thrive on solving complex problems and help organizations unlock value through data and automation.…I bring deep expertise in Python, C#, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevOps, combined with strong foundations in distributed systems, data engineering, and real-time data processing. My background spans graph databases, fraud detection, and large-scale deployments, enabling me to design solutions that bridge research and production seamlessly. I thrive on solving complex problems and help organizations unlock value through data and automation.

Kobus van der Merwe

Data Scientist, AI Engineer, Full Stack Developer, +2





I bring deep expertise in Python, C#, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevOps, combined with strong foundations in distributed systems, data engineering, and real-time data processing. My background spans graph databases, fraud detection, and large-scale deployments, enabling me to design solutions that bridge research and production seamlessly. I thrive on solving complex problems and help organizations unlock value through data and automation.…I bring deep expertise in Python, C#, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevOps, combined with strong foundations in distributed systems, data engineering, and real-time data processing. My background spans graph databases, fraud detection, and large-scale deployments, enabling me to design solutions that bridge research and production seamlessly. I thrive on solving complex problems and help organizations unlock value through data and automation.

Available to hire

I bring deep expertise in Python, C#, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and DevOps, combined with strong foundations in distributed systems, data engineering, and real-time data processing.

My background spans graph databases, fraud detection, and large-scale deployments, enabling me to design solutions that bridge research and production seamlessly. I thrive on solving complex problems and help organizations unlock value through data and automation.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Afrikaans

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Various Clients

December 31, 2017 - September 8, 2025

Freelance consultant delivering mission-critical enterprise services and web/desktop/mobile applications across banking, insurance, and other industries. Implemented UI/backend stacks (ASP.NET Web API, Angular, MSSQL, Azure) and integrated third-party services (shipping, identity and bank verification). Built data tooling and regression testing, and designed secure on-prem and cloud platforms with insurer backends.

Founder / CTO at Marching Kubes

May 1, 2013 - Present

Founder and CTO building OpenShift-based cloud infrastructure. Automated DevOps pipelines with GitOps, created high-availability OpenShift clusters, and provided cloud-stack infrastructure. Built ElasticSearch, Kafka, and Neo4j on OpenShift; led in-house fraud detector (Python + Neo4j); provisioned 10+ Postgres and MySQL servers; designed cross-platform data integration and governance for multiple projects.

Data Scientist at MyBucks

October 31, 2021 - September 8, 2025

Cluster provisioning, DevOps leadership, ML engineering, and fraud detection. Built ML pipelines, deployed models, and supported data platforms across the organization.

Senior Software Engineer at Vision Bank

April 30, 2023 - September 8, 2025

Designed and implemented the bank's data platform within the Data & Advanced Analytics team from an ML engineering perspective. Mapped data management practices for operational data, ingestion/streaming, data warehousing, and enterprise schema and data lineage.

Data Modelling Platform Designer/Engineer at PwC South Africa

October 1, 2024 - Present

Data modelling platform design and implementation enabling bespoke actuarial and data science solutions for clients.

Site Reliability Engineer at BMW iHub South Africa

September 30, 2024 - September 8, 2025

Ensured platform reliability for BMW data & analytics infrastructure; automation of cloud and devops tooling.

Data & Advanced Analytics Engineer at Vision Bank

April 30, 2023 - September 8, 2025

Oversaw design and implementation of the bank's data platform from ML and data engineering perspective.

Data Scientist at MyBucks

October 31, 2021 - September 8, 2025

Cluster provisioning, DevOps Lead, ML Engineering, and fraud detection; designed and implemented data and operational platform, MLOps pipelines, and fraud detection across projects.

Data Scientist / ML Engineer at Marching Kubes

May 1, 2013 - Present

Led data analytics, ML engineering, and bespoke software services; built data pipelines and ML tooling for clients.

Data Scientist at MyBucks

October 31, 2021 - September 8, 2025

Led cluster provisioning, DevOps initiatives, ML engineering, and fraud detection. Built out data platforms and production ML pipelines; managed 10+ Postgres/MySQL servers, and OpenShift/OpenStack infrastructure; mentored engineers; collaborated with data scientists to deploy ML models; responsible for data and production platform architecture and governance.

Site Reliability Engineer at BMW Hub South Africa

September 30, 2024 - September 8, 2025

Site reliability engineering and DevOps for the Plant Connectivity product.

Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Vision Bank

April 30, 2023 - September 8, 2025

Oversaw design and implementation of the bank's data platform from a machine learning and data engineering perspective. Explored and implemented data management practices, operational data solutions, data ingestion and streaming, and enterprise-wide schema and lineage management. Served as Development Chapter Lead, managing 60+ software and testing engineers across several Spotify tribes.

Senior Software Engineer at Various Clients

December 31, 2017 - September 8, 2025

Freelance consultant and permanent resource for various clients, delivering mission-critical enterprise services and web/desktop/mobile applications across industries. Built online shop portals (UI & backend) using ASP.NET Web API, Angular, MSSQL, Azure, and third-party integrations; developed reversible SQL tooling and implemented regression testing and source control practices.

Data Scientist at MyBucks

October 31, 2021 - September 8, 2025

Cluster provisioning, DevOps lead, ML Engineering, and fraud detection.