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I’m a backend-focused technical lead with 15+ years of experience designing scalable microservices and cloud architectures. I specialize in Python and Go, and I build cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and self-hosted environments. I enjoy refactoring legacy async code, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and integrating privacy-conscious open-source tools to improve maintainability and security.
In leadership roles, I align cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact systems for payments, tax automation, and financial reporting. I combine architectural vision with hands-on execution to drive compliance automation, scalable data pipelines, and long-term reliability.
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Consulting Data Engineer at Yonda Tax
September 1, 2024 - October 25, 2025Led data engineering for US tax filings, automating ETL for bulk transactions and optimizing state- and local-level VAT submissions. Implemented automated tax logic for marketplaces, shipping, product code exemptions, tax holidays, and refunds, guided by government publications and CEO's Excel-based specs. Built end-to-end state pipelines (FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, VA) generating multi-sheet Excel workbooks for direct filings, and developed a fully automated encoder for Illinois electronic filing. Designed a Nexus analysis tool to assess multi-year transactions and project nexus crossings; created an OAuth-enabled Amazon data integration app; prototyped cross-cloud Excel syncing between AWS-hosted workbooks and Azure/SharePoint.
Staff Engineer (Payments) at Luno
August 1, 2022 - October 25, 2025Led backend development for Payments domain, overseeing fiat movements and global reconciliations across 11 currencies, handling $6.5B+ annually. Engineered a high-performance reconciliations system delivering 40x faster data retrieval and improved finance reporting. Served as tech lead for four regional teams, guided 3rd-party payment integrations, and drove risk assessments with partner negotiations. Mentored engineers and ensured backend best practices in Go, with broader ownership of recons and reporting.
Senior Software Engineer (Payments & Collections) at Prodigy Finance
May 1, 2021 - October 25, 2025Accelerated Python-based payment gateway integrations, more than doubling integration speed and improving reliability for a global borrower network. Navigated foreign exchange, international tax rules, servicing fees, and clearing times. Led automation in response to COVID defaults, owned the Collections Ruby on Rails infrastructure, built a Forbearance Requests system on a $1B loan book, integrating external surveys and Google Workspace APIs to meet regulatory deadlines, and migrated workflows back to pure Rails for long-term scalability.
Principal Engineer (Cloud) at Oracle
July 1, 2019 - October 25, 2025Led the orchestration layer for Oracle Public Cloud with a focus on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for a Twisted Python-based stack. Provided on-call global support during major incidents, mentored junior engineers, and co-designed a Django frontend to optimize CI/CD pipelines. Prototyped a cloud-on-prem deployment reimplementation, improving co-located database and Zookeeper performance through RAID optimizations.
Senior Engineer (Finance) at Takealotcom
September 1, 2015 - October 25, 2025Led payment systems engineering across 10+ payment methods for >1B ZAR annual revenue. Owned end-to-end lifecycle of payments and promotions, including vetting 3rd-party APIs, security, and deployment. Delivered South Africa's first MasterCard Masterpass merchant integration, extended fraud detection, and collaborated with mobile and QA teams to ensure robust testing of high-risk payment systems.
Senior Software Engineer (Mobile Messaging Architecture) at Reach Digital Health
January 1, 2013 - October 25, 2025Developed and maintained Vumi.org, a high-scale mobile messaging system (SMS/USSD) using Twisted Python, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, later Riak. Implemented SMPP protocol and established SMS connectivity with WASPs. Deployed infrastructure on AWS, and enhanced Django platforms with Solr-powered search; led recruitment and contributed to healthcare-focused mobile notification projects.
Senior Software Engineer / Software Architect at ChessCube
July 1, 2010 - October 25, 2025Led migration of all services to AWS during early cloud adoption; developed in-browser live chess analysis tool and a Python-based chess data tool. Built a high-scale chat system using XMPP and a custom Red5 Java server; created a searchable PostgreSQL database of top games with bitboard-based search; designed a messaging architecture connecting Flash/Flex clients to Python/Java backends via RabbitMQ.
Developer at j5 Operations Management Solutions
August 1, 2007 - October 25, 2025Developed logistics tracking software for tanker loading/unloading operations in the Texas oil industry.
Developer at Hybyte Solutions & Services (UK) LTD
February 1, 2007 - October 25, 2025Developed billing and fraud detection software for the UK mobile industry, enhancing transaction security and revenue assurance.
Developer at S1 Corporation
January 1, 2006 - October 25, 2025Developed centralized transaction processing for POS systems, focusing on Postilion software and evaluating IBM Db2 vs Microsoft SQL Server for performance and scalability.
Developer at Eye 2 Eye Digital Distillers (Pty) LTD
November 1, 2000 - October 25, 2025Developed street address lookup software to enhance location-based services.
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