Batanayi Matuku
Solutions Architect at Graphigem
South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolBatanayi Matuku is a Solutions Architect with 11 years of experience designing and delivering customer-focused web and blockchain-enabled platforms across startups and enterprise environments. He blends hands-on engineering (React/Next.js, Python, Node, AWS) with strategic product and AI-driven architecture work, currently driving innovation at Red Ventures and edX. A serial technical founder and tech lead, he co-founded Graphipedia to explore responsible AI and visual knowledge mapping, signaling a strong interest in ethics and transparency in AI. His background spans e-commerce, loyalty SaaS, and virtual/DAO-driven experiences, giving him a practical edge in translating business vision into usable interfaces and scalable systems. Batanayi is an avid self-learner pursuing an MS in Artificial Intelligence at UT Austin, which complements his track record of quickly adopting new technologies and shaping cross-disciplinary teams. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic innovator who prioritizes customer experience while safeguarding responsible use of AI.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at National University of Science and Technology (ZW)
English, Bantu
Github Skills (11)
openedx8
lms8
catalog6
edx6
django6
product-catalog5
gulpjs5
angularjs4
yeoman-generator4
controller4
commerce3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
bdizha/gemvise
Mar 2025 - Dec 2025
GemVise - Agentic expert system
Contributions:6 PRs, 48 pushes, 5 branches in 8 months
bdizha/edx-upskill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Contributions:3 reviews, 8 PRs, 14 pushes in 21 days
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