Fritz Viljoen
Team Lead And Senior Software Engineer at Activitar
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolFritz Viljoen is a Team Lead and Senior Software Engineer based in Cape Town with seven years of experience designing backend systems for complex operational domains, particularly in financial services and logistics. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, API design, and high-performance Postgres data processing, and has a track record of upgrading legacy stacks and automating CI/CD workflows. Fritz blends hands-on coding with remote team leadership—mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, and coordinating cross-functional delivery across time zones. His background in mechanical engineering and field systems gives him a practical, systems-oriented approach to problem solving and automation. He has delivered integrations with government compliance systems, built SlackBots and workflow automation, and led initiatives to modernize wired hardware networks to wireless mesh in operational environments. Fritz’s combination of data-science scripting, AWS deployment experience, and domain knowledge in asset management makes him adept at turning complex, real-world requirements into scalable, maintainable backend solutions.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Data Analysis Short Course, Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, Data Analysis Short Course, Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician at University of Cape TownPrivate Pilot’s Licens, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, Private, Private Pilot’s Licens, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, Private at Loutzavia Flight SchoolUniversity of Pretoria
Github Skills (5)
php8
dxdatagrid8
ruby5
rails2
activerecord1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FritzViljoen/robusta_github_actions
Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:1 release, 192 PRs, 296 pushes in 1 month
FritzViljoen/robusta_action_tester
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:94 PRs, 66 pushes, 11 branches in 1 day
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