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Currently Seeking Opportunities (January 2025 - Present)​

Looking for startup or corporate roles in Ireland​

Recently relocated to Dublin, Ireland. Actively seeking senior engineering or technical leadership roles in Irish startups or corporations with full EU work rights.

Dublin, Ireland • Open to opportunities
  • Exploring opportunities in startup and corporate environments
  • Available for senior engineering, technical leadership, or CTO roles
  • Full legal work rights in EU (Portuguese passport) and South Africa
  • Experienced in remote and hybrid work arrangements

TeachLoop (July 2025 - Present)​

Fractional CTO​

Serving as Fractional CTO for TeachLoop, a wellbeing-centered tutoring platform blending human connection with real-time, AI-enhanced tooling.

UAE - Remote • Fractional
  • Leading full-stack architecture across Convex, Expo, Zoom SDK/Agora, Stripe Connect, and OpenAI's Whisper + GPT
  • Driving async execution and high-clarity product alignment across 6 timezones
  • Collaborating with founders and designers to define emotionally attuned UX flows
  • Mentoring engineers and delivering stable V1 in 11 weeks through structured sprint rhythms
  • Focusing on student confidence, tutor ease, and parent insight

HireRite (June 2025 - Present)​

Fractional CTO​

Brought on as Fractional CTO to help turn a founder's early vision into a real, functioning product.

Singapore - Remote • Fractional
  • Actively guiding technical strategy, product thinking, and execution across core product experience
  • Working closely with founders to shape roadmap priorities and define user flows
  • Making pragmatic architecture decisions and driving async, high-trust build cadence
  • Balancing hands-on engineering with strategic input to maintain product velocity
  • Weekly demos and rapid iteration with small team

Lyemac (January 2023 - Present)​

Founder and Software Architect​

Researching and building proprietary systems across crypto trading, mobile apps, and AI-powered tools.

South Africa - Remote • Full-time
  • Researched and built proprietary crypto trading algorithms for altcoin momentum and arbitrage across 20+ exchanges
  • Launched Arbimate: real-time arbitrage scanner (iOS/Android) with 2,000+ users and ~100 active subscriptions
  • Built CounterAI: calorie tracking app using computer vision and generative AI, earning $10,000+ in first 90 days
  • Implemented "Future You" body simulation feature for fitness transformation visualization
  • Architected distributed crypto data system using Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects for real-time WebSocket streaming
  • Launched CodeEcho: platform for engineers to turn code into social media content with AI and payment integrations
  • Currently iterating on AI tooling for indie devs and small startups

Epictetus Research Pte Ltd (September 2024 - July 2025)​

Founder and Software Architect​

Founded solo product studio focused on launching lean, AI-assisted micro-SaaS tools with near-zero operating cost.

Singapore - Remote • Full-time
  • Built and launched Zenbar.app: macOS menu bar app for inspirational quotes, shipped in 24 hours using Swift and GPT-4
  • Created StopVaping.com: behavioral accountability tool using Supabase and Stripe, earning revenue in first 30 days
  • Developed Feedback.cheap: low-cost alternative to Gleap for product feedback collection, saving users $200/month
  • Operated briefly before transitioning operations to Lyemac for better structure

OnLoop Pte Ltd (August 2022 - April 2025)​

Full Stack Engineer → Delivery Lead​

Singapore - Remote • Full-time
  • Led intern team to deliver internal management portal using Vue.js with Node.js backend
  • Assumed backend ownership in newly formed R&D team; integrated OpenAI APIs and migrated users to new app
  • Improved sprint delivery velocity from ~50% to over 90% and sustained for 6+ months
  • Built AI-powered WhatsApp agents, including enterprise deal enabling conversational feedback systems
  • Contributed to backend design and implementation for enterprise project with Keppel, Singapore
  • Maintained CI/CD pipelines using Release Please and GitHub Actions for automated App Store releases
  • Managed cloud deployments using Pulumi and Flux on AWS and Azure
  • Developed internal tools with Retool for customer success teams
  • Contributed to $15,000 upsell by exposing internal APIs securely to enterprise clients

Mashlab Pty Ltd (August 2019 - August 2022)​

Lead Full Stack Software Engineer​

South Africa • Hybrid
  • Developed client systems using C#, Xamarin, .NET Core, Umbraco, and custom frontends
  • Delivered investor portal for DRA and rebuilt escrow flow for MyFanPark
  • Built access management systems for Grindrod Bank and contributed to early backend/frontend efforts at Zilch
  • Created and sold LA Software, a deceased estates system, for R2M
  • Built Cryptabis, a cannabis seed-to-sale tracking platform, and trading tools under Rise Trading
  • Shipped systems for Mercedes-Benz, DTSA, Fleetboard, DRA, and Astron Energy
  • Launched Windhoek Lager's interactive contest platform in under one week
  • Optimized broken product feeds on Toyota Namibia's national site

Daisy Business Solutions (January 2018 - July 2019)​

Support Engineer - Paperless Systems Division​

South Africa • On-Site
  • Built custom paperless workflows using Laserfiche for Tiger Brands and Apple South Africa
  • Implemented OCR and approval routing systems for enterprise document digitization
  • Joined as one of the first technical hires in a new business process automation division