Marius Marais
Head Of Engineering at Afferent Software
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolMarius Marais is a seasoned engineering leader and Head of Engineering based in the Western Cape with over a decade of experience building secure, customer-focused software and payments solutions. He has progressed from hands-on software and infrastructure roles into CTO and senior engineering leadership positions, shaping platforms and security-conscious products across startups and scale-ups. Known for blending deep technical expertise (from PHP, Java, C#, and infrastructure to modern platform engineering) with pragmatic product delivery, he drives teams through the full SDLC to form long-lasting customer partnerships. His background in embedded security and two-factor authentication at FireID informs a disciplined approach to secure architecture and operations today. A Stellenbosch-trained electrical and electronic engineer, he brings both systems thinking and a knack for turning complex requirements into pragmatic, auditable systems.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering Engineering at Stellenbosch University
English, Afrikaans
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react-hooks
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Github Skills (200)
azure-functions10
coredns10
gcp10
dns10
serverless10
schema10
code-generator10
dns-record10
codegen10
serverless-applications10
lambda10
resolvers10
route5310
kubernetes10
schema-validation10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
mariusmarais/tailwind-cascade
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
Override TailwindCSS classes for component composition
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 1 year
compositiontailwindcssoverridetailwindcomponent-composition
gohypergiant/BPXLUUIDHandler
Apr 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
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