Summary
Johnathan Botha is a seasoned software developer with 15 years in the industry and deep hands-on experience in C, Java and Java EE across Windows, Linux and Unix environments. He has a strong background in telecommunications and insurance systems, having built airtime distribution, call-center and Sapiens-based insurance platforms using technologies like GlassFish, IBM DB2 and MS SQL Server. Currently a programmer at BBD, he thrives on coding and system maintenance and has also led R&D efforts as a director-level engineer. Practical, pragmatic and passionate about programming, he prefers being fully immersed in software craft rather than managerial distance. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, he blends legacy systems experience with modern Java stacks, making him effective at bridging older enterprise platforms with current development practices. An understated detail: his career began on AS/400 and Sapiens insurance tech, giving him rare domain insight into long-lived enterprise systems.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Afrikaanse Hoërskool Germiston
Diploma, Software Engineering, Diploma, Software Engineering at CTI
Afrikaans, English