Neo Likotsi
Senior Software Engineer at takealot.com
Gauteng, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolNeo Likotsi is a Senior Software Engineer with eight years of experience building reliable, process-driven web applications, currently shaping development standards at takealot.com. With a B.Sc. in Physics, he brings a methodical, analytical approach to software design and quality engineering, championing clear processes and strict coding standards that have shortened delivery cycles and improved product integrity. He progressed through roles from SQL and full-stack development to senior engineering, blending backend stability with user-focused features informed by hands-on product collaboration. At ReisGenoot he helped translate customer needs into pragmatic, elegant solutions, demonstrating an ability to balance engineering excellence with real-world constraints. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, Neo is known for elevating team practices and embedding measurable quality improvements across the development lifecycle. An avid problem solver, he often applies scientific rigor from his physics background to debugging, performance tuning, and architectural trade-offs.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, B.Sc Physics, Bachelor’s Degree, B.Sc Physics at University of the Free State/Universiteit van die VrystaatHTS Louis Botha
English, Sotho, Afrikaans
Github Skills (26)
sms-notifications10
artisan10
downtime10
notification-channel9
laravel-package9
deployer9
laravel9
payfast9
docker8
sms8
extjs8
timepicker7
data-exchange7
azerothcore7
datepicker7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
neolikotsi/laravel-smsportal
Mar 2019 - May 2022
SMS Portal Notification Channel for laravel
Contributions:11 commits, 8 PRs, 45 pushes in 3 years 3 months
laravelnotification-channelsmslaravel-5-packagelaravel-notification-channels
neolikotsi/php-smsportal
May 2019 - Jun 2021
SMS Portal API for PHP
Contributions:1 release, 9 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 1 month
phpsms
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