In development
Product, finance
LedgerMate
A free financial tool for small businesses and freelancers that handles the accounting, no accounting knowledge needed.
Software engineeringWith character.
I build React and Next.js applications in TypeScript, plus the APIs, payments and security underneath them. Seven years across agencies and in-house teams.
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Payments, Application security, AI-assisted builds, Supabase
Built for the long run.
7+ years
shipping production web apps
4 gateways
payments across SA and Zambia
Security first
Google Cybersecurity certified
Ready for your next build!
Introducing
About me
I'm a software engineer in Johannesburg with seven years of shipping production web applications for agencies and in-house teams. I build React and Next.js interfaces in TypeScript, usually on top of APIs I've designed myself, so I understand the system underneath the screen and not just the screen.
I founded ComplyMate, a POPIA compliance product for South African small businesses. Along the way I've shipped payments across four South African and Zambian gateways, including mobile money, and built LLM-powered features like a client-facing analytics chatbot.
I work AI-first, with Claude Code in my daily workflow, and I hold the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, so security is part of how I build rather than a phase at the end. My BCom in Marketing Management keeps me asking what the software needs to do for the business.
- Building with
- React, Next.js 15, TypeScript, Supabase, Node.js
- Payments
- Peach Payments, Payfast, Transaction Junction, Kazang mobile money
- AI
- Claude Code, agent loops, LLM chat features, RAG
- Currently
- Senior Lead Software Engineer at Medinox
- Studying
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Education
- BCom Marketing Management, Richfield, 2019
Now showing
Selected work
Products I'm building, apps I've shipped and the client platforms behind them.
Live
Product, privacy and compliance
ComplyMate
A POPIA compliance SaaS for South African SMEs, with a free 15-question assessment funnel and paid tiers.
iOS
Native iOS app
Calorie calculator
A native iOS app for calculating and tracking calories.
iOSProfessional practice
Growth and measurement
Analytics and SEO
Google Analytics and SEO at a professional level, from measurement setup to technical fixes that move rankings.
Google AnalyticsTechnical SEOSchemaCore Web Vitals
The track record
Where I've worked
Agencies and in-house teams. The common thread is owning the work from brief to handover.
2026 to present
Medinox
Senior Lead Software Engineer
- Lead the design and delivery of web applications, from architecture through build, review and release.
- Set the engineering standard for the team through code review, Git workflow and documentation.
- Build secure, maintainable frontends and integrations, with security considered from the first commit.
2025 to 2026
3J
Senior Software Engineer
- Responsive frontends to designer spec, plus the PHP backend logic and API integrations behind them.
- Owned code quality through peer reviews and Git-based version control discipline.
- Turned client requirements into scoped, estimable development tasks.
2024 to 2025
Howzit Digital
Senior Software Engineer
- Bespoke client sites and integrations: CRM connectors, payment gateways and lead-capture pipelines.
- Technical SEO and Core Web Vitals improvements with the marketing team.
- Mentored junior developers through code reviews and onboarding.
2022 to 2024
The Human Resource
Senior Software Engineer
- Internal HR tools: data-capture forms, reporting dashboards and user management.
- Integrated web platforms with HR software, email systems and CRM tools.
- Accessible, cross-browser interfaces, plus security updates and performance work.
2020 to 2022
100 Degrees
Software Engineer
- Frontend templates from designer mockups, plus e-commerce catalogues, payments and shipping.
- Progressed into API integrations and custom plugin development.
The toolbox
What I build with
The stack I reach for day to day, grouped the way a hiring team usually asks about it.
- Frontend
- React
- Next.js 15 (App Router)
- TypeScript
- JavaScript (ES6+)
- Tailwind CSS
- Framer Motion
- HTML5
- CSS3 / SASS
- APIs and data
- REST APIs
- Supabase
- Node.js / Fastify
- Headless WordPress / WooCommerce
- Webhooks
- Resend
- Payments
- Peach Payments
- Payfast
- Transaction Junction
- Kazang mobile money
- WooCommerce Subscriptions
- AI and LLMs
- Claude Code
- Autonomous agent loops
- LLM chat features
- LangChain
- RAG and vector databases
- Engineering practice
- Git and GitHub
- Code review
- CHANGELOG-driven docs
- Role-based access control
- OWASP-aware secure coding
- Analytics and SEO
- Google Analytics
- Technical SEO
- Schema markup
- Core Web Vitals
- SEMrush
- Cloud and backend
- Azure
- PHP
- Python
- MySQL
- Linux
- DNS and server configuration
Safety first
Secure by default
Most of what I build takes payments, stores personal data or connects to someone else's API. Security isn't a separate phase for me. It's part of how the code gets written.
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Eight courses covering Python, Linux, SQL, SIEM tools, intrusion detection, threat analysis and network security. Completed October 2024.
OWASP-aware secure coding
Input validation, output escaping and role-based access control on the features I ship, and the same checks when I review someone else's code.
Payments without shortcuts
Gateway integrations across Peach Payments, Payfast, Transaction Junction and Kazang, including a mobile money flow with no server-side payment notifications.
Privacy as a product
I founded ComplyMate to help South African businesses check their POPIA compliance, from privacy policy to breach response.
The method
How I work
The same three steps on a landing page or a six-month platform build.
Understand
I start with the goal, the users and the constraints. Most rework comes from a brief nobody questioned, so I ask early.
Build
Small, reviewable changes in Git. Typed interfaces, readable components, and integrations that fail loudly instead of quietly.
Refine
Speed, accessibility, security patches and the small details. Then a handover and a CHANGELOG the next developer can follow.
Souvenir stand
Wear the mascot
Caps, tees and stickers in cobalt and ivory. Order straight from me.
Step right up
Let's talk about your next role
Email is the quickest way to reach me. I'm open to senior engineering and security-focused roles, remote, hybrid or on-site.
