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I’m Noel Young, a results-driven, self-taught Full-Stack Software Developer with 14 years of experience delivering robust, scalable systems across e-commerce, telecommunications, logistics, and digital services. I excel at taking ownership of complex projects, delivering end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams to reach high-quality engineering outcomes. I’m driven by continuous learning, optimization, and clean software design. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable software and am ready to contribute my hands-on expertise to a forward-thinking organization.…I’m Noel Young, a results-driven, self-taught Full-Stack Software Developer with 14 years of experience delivering robust, scalable systems across e-commerce, telecommunications, logistics, and digital services. I excel at taking ownership of complex projects, delivering end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams to reach high-quality engineering outcomes. I’m driven by continuous learning, optimization, and clean software design. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable software and am ready to contribute my hands-on expertise to a forward-thinking organization.

Noel Young

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I’m Noel Young, a results-driven, self-taught Full-Stack Software Developer with 14 years of experience delivering robust, scalable systems across e-commerce, telecommunications, logistics, and digital services. I excel at taking ownership of complex projects, delivering end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams to reach high-quality engineering outcomes. I’m driven by continuous learning, optimization, and clean software design. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable software and am ready to contribute my hands-on expertise to a forward-thinking organization.…I’m Noel Young, a results-driven, self-taught Full-Stack Software Developer with 14 years of experience delivering robust, scalable systems across e-commerce, telecommunications, logistics, and digital services. I excel at taking ownership of complex projects, delivering end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams to reach high-quality engineering outcomes. I’m driven by continuous learning, optimization, and clean software design. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable software and am ready to contribute my hands-on expertise to a forward-thinking organization.

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I’m Noel Young, a results-driven, self-taught Full-Stack Software Developer with 14 years of experience delivering robust, scalable systems across e-commerce, telecommunications, logistics, and digital services. I excel at taking ownership of complex projects, delivering end-to-end solutions, and mentoring teams to reach high-quality engineering outcomes.

I’m driven by continuous learning, optimization, and clean software design. I enjoy collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable software and am ready to contribute my hands-on expertise to a forward-thinking organization.

Skills

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Expert

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Intermediate

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Intermediate

Language

Afrikaans

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Actindo AG

July 1, 2023 - Present

Led the development for the Nintendo Europe payment gateway integration, ensuring reliability and compliance across multiple regions. Built and maintained high-volume ETL and omni-channel workflows. Designed and implemented REST integrations with external finance, logistics, and e-commerce systems. Conducted code reviews and debugging to explore solutions, with 95% of initiatives delivered on time.

Software Engineer at Devprox

January 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023

Learnt about PHP Swoole and concurrency in PHP. Implemented Redis caching for stock availability checks.

Engineering Manager at Megafreight Services

March 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022

Led a 90% rebuild of a legacy logistics system. NetSuite SO/AP integrations to facilitate financial reporting. Vue.js front-end development to create user interfaces based on system requirements. Improved query performance with SQL optimisation (query analysis, indexing).

Engineering Manager at Switch Telecom

April 1, 2016 - February 1, 2019

Built, tested and deployed an Asterisk-based VOIP switchboard and tools - still in use today. Grew development team to 5. Improved platform reliability.

Founder & Developer at Nift

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2017

New Car Aggregation Platform designed to help new-car buyers obtain the best market quotes by aggregating offers from multiple dealerships. Achieved early user traction and secured interest from ABSA Bank, leading to high-level discussions with Warren Squir es (then Chief Investment Officer of the Barclays Africa Seeker Fund). Although funding was not secured, the project demonstrated strong market potential and provided valuable experience in product development, stakeholder engagement, and startup operations. Shut down around 2017.

Founder & Developer at Student Notes

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017

Partnered in building an online marketplace that enabled students to buy and sell study notes securely and efficiently. Contributed to platform design, development, and early user adoption while exploring sustainable monetization and growth strategies. The project was shut down around 2017.

Software / Web Developer at Various Companies

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2016

Various roles as web & PHP developer including Drupal development, WordPress development, procurement systems, and PHP development on biometrics platforms.