Summary
Cobus Theunissen is a backend engineer with eight years of experience who blends a strong applied mathematics background with hands-on platform and backend development at Spatialedge. His trajectory spans data roles and internships—building reporting tools, data pipelines, and platform services—illustrating a knack for turning math-driven insights into reliable production systems. He’s passionate about machine learning and large language models, applying rigorous quantitative thinking to backend design and performance. Based in Strand, South Africa, Cobus brings the analytical discipline of a BScHons in Applied Mathematics to pragmatic engineering, often surfacing uncommon math-based optimizations in system workflows.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BScHons Applied Mathematics, BScHons Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University