Bentley Ritson
Lead Java Developer at Umuzi.org
Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolBentley Ritson is a Lead Java Developer based in Gauteng, South Africa, with eight years of progressive experience delivering backend and full-stack solutions across startups and consulting firms. He has repeatedly stepped into leadership roles—most recently leading Java development at Umuzi.org after senior positions at Nutun and Falcorp—bringing a mix of hands-on coding, project management, and team motivation. Known for a creative, ambitious approach, he excels at reframing problems and driving teams toward pragmatic, innovative solutions. His background includes early operational leadership running a branch business, which contributes to his strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills. Bentley combines a BSc in Informatics with a track record of guiding cross-functional teams through complex deliveries, making him equally at home in architecture discussions and in the trenches shipping code.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Informatics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Informatics at Eduvos
English, Afrikaans, sephedi, Zulu
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
bentleyritson/Student-Project
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
bentleyritson/JavaDeveloperExpertiseTest
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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