Bevan Wentzel
Chief Operating Officer
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolBevan Wentzel is a COO and seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience delivering full-stack products using React, Redux, Node.js, Python and React Native while architecting and operating AWS-hosted systems. He progressed from web and mobile developer roles into leadership at Teamgeek, where he led architecture, development and operations across multiple projects and now runs operations at Teamgeek while also contributing senior engineering leadership at Linum Labs. Known for rescuing struggling codebases, he introduced TypeScript, hardened backend security, migrated mobile tooling to Expo, and built CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and developer velocity. Comfortable spanning product, engineering and operational domains, he combines hands-on coding with strategic prioritisation and team leadership. Based in Cape Town, he brings a multimedia BIS background from the University of Pretoria and a pragmatic focus on maintainability and deployment robustness. Outside work he shares a simple social presence (bevan_mw) suggesting a preference for engineering over self-promotion.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Willowridge High SchoolBIS, Multimedia, BIS, Multimedia at University of Pretoria
English
Github Skills (83)
threejs10
cms10
postgresql10
npm-package10
datatable10
react-three-fiber10
custom-ui10
datagrid10
backend10
auth10
javascript10
directus10
no-code10
api10
sql10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
teamgeek-io/dummyzarid
May 2020 - Jan 2026
Generate random dummy South African ID numbers
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 8 months
southafrican
bevanmw/gitupgrade
Oct 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch, 6 tags in 2 years 8 months
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