Alexander Van Zyl
Data Engineering Manager
Limassol, Cyprus
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Top SchoolAlexander Van Zyl is a Lead Software Engineer with 9 years of experience specializing in low-latency, high-bandwidth networking, Linux kernel debugging, and performance tuning. He combines deep systems expertise—from OSI layers 1–4 and lock-free programming to SIMD, io_uring and hugepages—with hands-on hardware collaboration and custom networking device validation. His background spans radar and signal processing research (MEng, cum laude) through to ML infrastructure, Terraform/SkyPilot orchestration, and production-grade tooling in C++, Go, JavaScript and Haskell. He has built high-performance GPU-accelerated graphics systems and real-time radar software, and he’s comfortable reading kernel and driver source to chase down elusive bugs. Known for a pragmatic “build, learn, share” approach, he mentors juniors and balances research rigor with shipping robust, performance-critical systems.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
N4 Diploma, Electrical, Electronics, N4 Diploma, Electrical, Electronics at WestcolMachine Learning Engineer Nanodegree, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree, Machine Learning at UdacityPearson BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma, Project Management, Pearson BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma, Project Management at Brighton School of Business and Management
Stackoverflow
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995reached
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2questions
Github Skills (63)
fastapi10
docker10
postgresql10
pytest10
python10
docker-compose10
full-stack10
shadcn-ui10
tailwindcss10
jwt10
playwright10
openapi10
react10
async9
json-schema9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
alexvanzyl/ticketmonster
Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
justdockit/justdockit-laravel
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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