Nicky Reid
Software Engineer at takealot.com
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolNicky Reid is a software engineer with a decade of experience building production systems across South Africa's e‑commerce and fintech sectors. Currently at takealot.com and the founder of Holiday Puzzles, he blends hands‑on engineering with small‑business product ownership. His career includes two spells at Takealot and a key engineering role at Prodigy Finance, giving him deep familiarity with scalable web platforms and transactional systems. A Rhodes University BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and early tutoring and helpdesk roles reflect a strong foundation in both theory and user‑facing support. He pragmatically moves between product delivery and operational concerns, often juggling feature development with customer experience insights from running his own venture. Based in the Western Cape, he brings entrepreneurial curiosity and practical systems experience to every project.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours, Computer Science at Rhodes University
English
Github Skills (17)
spotify-api10
filterlist9
blocking9
adblock9
cookie9
filter9
spotify9
ublock-origin9
cli-tools8
api8
artwork7
python7
music6
musicbrainz4
singer4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NickyReid/midjourney-image-downloader
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:24 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 3 months
NickyReid/lastfm-cli-tools
Nov 2019 - Dec 2021
A collection of python cli tools for personalised last.fm listening history and lyrics
Contributions:8 commits, 22 PRs, 83 pushes in 2 years 1 month
pythonlisteningsingermusicbrainzlyrics
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