# Full-Stack Software Engineer

Location Cape Town, South AfricaDesired Salary 50000 - 200000 USD/yearlyWork preference Remote Only / Full TimeLinks Joined9 Jul 2026Field / Industry Software Engineering

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[Overview](#overview)

## About Me

Full-Stack Software Engineer building secure products for regulated financial-services organisations. Fintech engineering lead with hands-on LLM integration expertise: MCP, RAG, evaluation, and token-efficient prompts.

## Skills

### [Python](https://jobicy.com/talent/python.md)[SQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/sql.md)[JavaScript](https://jobicy.com/talent/javascript.md)[React](https://jobicy.com/talent/react.md)[Docker](https://jobicy.com/talent/docker.md)[Azure](https://jobicy.com/talent/azure.md)[CI CD](https://jobicy.com/talent/ci-cd.md)[TypeScript](https://jobicy.com/talent/typescript.md)[Machine Learning](https://jobicy.com/talent/machine-learning.md)[GCP](https://jobicy.com/talent/gcp.md)[Testing](https://jobicy.com/talent/testing.md)[Code Review](https://jobicy.com/talent/code-review.md)[Grafana](https://jobicy.com/talent/grafana.md)[REST APIs](https://jobicy.com/talent/rest-apis.md)[Financial Services](https://jobicy.com/talent/financial-services.md)[NoSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/nosql.md)[Azure DevOps](https://jobicy.com/talent/azure-devops.md)[Ruby on Rails](https://jobicy.com/talent/ruby-on-rails.md)[Software Architecture](https://jobicy.com/talent/software-architecture.md)[Root Cause Analysis](https://jobicy.com/talent/root-cause-analysis.md)[Predictive Analytics](https://jobicy.com/talent/predictive-analytics.md)[Pandas](https://jobicy.com/talent/pandas.md)[Cypress](https://jobicy.com/talent/cypress.md)[Jest](https://jobicy.com/talent/jest.md)[Prompt Engineering](https://jobicy.com/talent/prompt-engineering.md)[React Testing Library](https://jobicy.com/talent/react-testing-library.md)[Time Series Analysis](https://jobicy.com/talent/time-series-analysis.md)[RSpec](https://jobicy.com/talent/rspec.md)[CyberSource](https://jobicy.com/talent/cybersource.md)

## Education

Stellenbosch University  2018 - 2018  B.Eng., Electrical and Electronic Engineering

## Experience

Senior Software Engineer @ Taivara  Apr 2025 - Present Lead and mentor a team of 11 mid-level software engineers, overseeing end-to-end Bread Financial delivery from technical discovery through release and translating business and compliance needs into clear technical plans. Deliver major features for customer-facing financial application workflows using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails. Integrated income verification and secure information-capture and payment workflows using VGS and Cybersource. Led an end-to-end feature with Claude AI as the primary development assistant. Review production releases, investigate defects, and deliver root-cause fixes.

Software Engineer @ Taivara  Feb 2022 - Apr 2025 Developed and maintained full-stack financial application workflows using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails. Improved software quality through automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD practices, and close partnership with QA. Diagnosed complex production issues and implemented durable fixes, balancing delivery speed with long-term reliability and risk reduction.

Machine Learning Engineer @ Ambrite AG  Jul 2018 - Feb 2022 Partnered with Swisscom to build graph-database solutions for root-cause analysis. Built predictive-analytics products using time-series data. Designed and delivered machine-learning and data-driven software in collaboration with cross-functional teams in South Africa and Switzerland. Led South African branch operations while coordinating technical delivery and supporting client-facing work.