JP Strydom
Technical Lead at MoMo from MTN
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolJP Strydom is a Technical Lead and computer engineer with nine years of experience building software and leading teams across telecom, insurance, and energy sectors in Pretoria. He blends low-level languages (C, C++, Assembly) with modern stacks (Python, JavaScript) and applied AI skills in machine learning and computer vision to deliver pragmatic, production-ready systems. A Summa Cum Laude BEng in Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems from the University of Pretoria underpins a strong engineering rigour and ability to bridge research ideas to deployed solutions. His career progression—from software engineer through senior roles to technical lead at Entelect, Sasol and MTN's MoMo—reflects consistent technical growth and cross-industry adaptability. Colleagues rely on him for complex problem solving and for translating algorithmic concepts into maintainable code and architecture.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Summa Cum Laude) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Summa Cum Laude) Computer Engineering at University of Pretoria NSC High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, NSC High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Grey College
English, Afrikaans, German, Dutch
Stackoverflow
288reputation
15kreached
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11questions
Github Skills (200)
coinbase-api10
trading-bot10
cryptocurrency10
browser10
api10
finance10
nodejs10
yup10
expo10
desktop10
frontend10
windows10
currency10
feathersjs10
form-builder10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
JPStrydom/Generate-React-Code
Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
An automated React code generation tool for React web, React-Native, and/or Redux with the ducks pattern.
Contributions:103 commits, 10 PRs, 85 pushes in 9 months
reactcode-generationducks-patternreact-nativegenerators
JPStrydom/Jigsaw-Puzzle-Building-Robot
Apr 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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