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Full-Stack Software Engineer

Building calm, reliable software

STATUS:Shipping

LOCATION:South Africa

FOCUS:Web platforms, automation, payments

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SYSTEM.ACTIVITY

SESSIONS: 431

STREAK: 11 DAYS

LONGEST: 15H

SHIPPED: 5

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LOGS/PRODUCTS

[PRODUCT] PAYCHASERSLIVE

TYPE:SaaS

PRICING:Free / Pro $9/month

GOAL:Sustainable recurring SaaS revenue

STACK:Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS

Automated invoice follow-ups. Designed for low maintenance.

[PRODUCT] PATHFORGEBETA

TYPE:EdTech & Mentorship Platform

PRICING:Free FOREVER / Premium planned for mentors & orgs

GOAL:Reduce Women and Youth unemployment by enabling practical, project-based skill development, mentorship, and career readiness

STACK:React, TypeScript, Vite, Node.js, Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL, TailwindCSS, Huawei Cloud (ECS, OBS)

PathForge is a free mentorship and skills development platform helping South African women and youth gain real work experience through project-based learning, addressing the country's high unemployment challenge.

[PRODUCT] QUICKSALARIESLIVE

TYPE:SaaS

PRICING:Free / Pro $14.99 LIFETIME

GOAL:Authority

STACK:HTML, CSS, JavaScript, No framework, Microsoft Azure

Salary data aggregation. Transparent market insights.

[PRODUCT] SWYFTSWAPARCHIVED

TYPE:Crypto / Platform

PRICING:5% flat fee

GOAL:Financial inclusion

STACK:Vue, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust (Soroban smart contracts), Stellar blockchain

PHASE:Research ONGOING

Instant airtime-to-USDC. Non-custodial Stellar rails.

[RESTRICTED] WORK EXPERIENCElocked

Professional work experience is available with an access code.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Credited contributor to the radCAD open-source simulation framework.

Contribution:

- cadCAD compatibility mode
- CI pipeline improvements

github.com/CADLabs/radCAD ↗

COMMUNITY

Cape Software Community Blog

ROLE:Creator & Maintainer (Commissioned Project)

Built the Cape Software Community website from the ground up as a commissioned bounty project and continue to maintain and evolve it.

STACK:Next.js, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, Markdown content pipeline (react-markdown, remark), date-fns

FOCUS:Static generation, contributor-friendly architecture, community contribution flow

README.md

I build software designed to last.

Products that solve real problems.

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