Marylene Sawyer
Founder And Software Developer at AppWork | topweaverdesigns
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolMarylene Sawyer is a founder and full-stack software developer with 10 years of experience building user-focused web applications and cloud-native deployments from Western Cape, South Africa. At AppWork she combines React, Next.js, Node.js and AWS/Docker to deliver clean, maintainable solutions for startups, small businesses and nonprofits, while curating a portfolio of purposeful apps under the topweaverdesigns brand. Her background includes reverse-engineering and migrating payment systems, building CI/CD pipelines, and documenting APIs—skills that reflect both engineering depth and product-minded thinking. A lifelong learner comfortable across Python, Ruby/Rails, GraphQL and modern JS ecosystems, she’s also exploring Shopify storefronts and mobile-first tech like React Native and Flutter to broaden her offerings. Colleagues know her for rigorous code reviews, strong communication, and an ability to turn complex integrations into clear, user-friendly experiences.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of the PeopleMathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Cape TownMicroverse Software Development Program, Microverse Software Development Program at MicroverseWeb Development, Web Development at Project Codex 
English, French
Github Skills (53)
git10
github10
patch9
subversion8
tac7
social-media7
reminder6
flutter5
firebase5
android5
checker5
javascript4
oop4
wordpress4
css4
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Bluette1/horticultural-exchange-api
Jul 2021 - Oct 2024
This is the backend API for the horticultural website application.
Contributions:7 PRs, 37 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 3 months
ruby-on-railsdokkustripeapiexpress
Bluette1/horticultural-exchange
Mar 2021 - Oct 2024
This is an e-commerce website for public online shoppers interested in buying flowers and plant products.
Contributions:16 PRs, 73 pushes, 18 branches in 3 years 7 months
plantreactstripecommercee-commerce-website
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