Kempton Park, South Africa

Hi, I'm Patrice — Full-Stack Developer

Full-stack developer with 6 years of experience building software that ships and scales. I design, build and ship products across the stack — from Django APIs to Next.js front-ends, deployed on AWS.

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About

Who I am

I'm a full-stack developer with 6 years of experience. I hold a degree in Software Engineering and I'm 3x AWS Certified. I've delivered software solutions that have reached 17,000+ people and handled more than R7 million in transactions — across pharmacy, payment processing, education, VISA applications and freelance job hiring.

6+

Years experience

17,000+

People reached

R7M+

Transactions handled

3x

AWS Certified

Skills

What I work with

Languages

Python

TypeScript

Java

SQL

Frameworks

Django

Spring Boot

Next.js / React

Angular

Cloud & DevOps

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Data & Search

PostgreSQL

MySQL

ElasticSearch

Experience

Where I've worked

Full Stack Developer @ Velocity Media

Feb 2025 — Present

Building a content management system end to end.

Implemented the backend API using Python / Django
Built the frontend using Next.js
Developed a rich text editor for editing content on the CMS
Developed authentication, sign up and the consumer dashboard

Python

Django

Next.js

TypeScript

Full Stack Developer @ Onaleng

Edenvale

Feb 2024 — Feb 2025

Developed a B2B ecommerce platform (onaleng.com).

Designed the UI/UX in Figma and the database in MySQL Workbench
Built the backend API with Django, Docker, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL and SendGrid
Implemented frontend components using React (Next.js)
Onboarded suppliers and customers through cold calling and on-site visits
Provided customer support and used Sentry for error monitoring

Django

Next.js

PostgreSQL

ElasticSearch

Docker

Full Stack Developer (Freelance) @ Lamus Training Academy

Kempton Park

Oct 2024 — Nov 2024

Built a student management system.

UI/UX design in Figma and database design in MySQL Workbench
Backend API development with Django, Docker, Postgres and SendGrid
Frontend development using React (Next.js)
Used Sentry for error monitoring

Django

Next.js

PostgreSQL

Docker

Full Stack Developer @ Minite Works

Netherlands

May 2023 — Dec 2023

Built an invoice system that cut processing from 4 days to ~5 minutes using AWS Batch, CloudFormation, SQS, CloudWatch, Lambda, ECR and Stripe
Reduced application load time from ~7s to ~3s by running long processes asynchronously with Amazon SQS
Created CI/CD pipelines between GitLab and AWS
Built an Email API for payment & invoice deliverability using Amazon SES, API Gateway and Lambda

AWS Lambda

SQS

Stripe

Python

CI/CD

Full Stack Developer (Freelance) @ Cvisas

South Africa

Oct 2023 — Dec 2023

Developed a Visa Quotation and Application Management System.

Built an admin interface for country and quotation management with WordPress and PHP
Created a public quotation capture form using React
Built an interactive world map showing VISA requirements using D3.js, Three.js and Tween.js

React

D3.js

Three.js

WordPress

PHP

Full Stack Developer @ Exonic

South Africa

Nov 2021 — Apr 2023

Developed the frontend for a pharmaceutical stock management system using Angular, Angular Material and RxJS
Helped build the backend API with Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Cognito and RDS
Led development of a B2B order management system using Django, WordPress, WooCommerce, Angular and DRF

Angular

Django

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

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