Summary
Dewald Oosthuizen is a Senior Java Developer and Technical Lead based in Gauteng with about a decade of practical experience delivering high-performance, enterprise Java solutions. He has led migrations of monolithic databases to AWS, rewritten stored-procedure logic into robust Java services, and implemented real-time transaction streaming to eliminate batch dependencies. Comfortable across the full stack, Dewald pairs deep Java/JEE, Spring and ORM expertise with hands-on SQL and platform integration skills, and he regularly mentors teams and conducts rigorous code and architecture reviews. He thrives on solving complex data and performance challenges for mission-critical systems in healthcare and insurance domains, and is known for pragmatic rollback and risk-management strategies during high-impact deployments. Outside of work he’s a tech enthusiast who enjoys exploring new technologies and practical innovations that improve system reliability and developer productivity.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
BTEC HND Information Systems Information Technology, BTEC HND Information Systems Information Technology at London School of Business and Management
Certificate in Information Systems Software Development Software Development, Certificate in Information Systems Software Development Software Development at CTI Education Group
National Senior Certificate High School Matriculation, National Senior Certificate High School Matriculation at Kriel High
English, Afrikaans