Summary
Nico De Wet is a senior software engineer and architect with over 20 years of hands-on experience modernising enterprise systems, building startups, and leading cross-functional teams across Australia and New Zealand. He specialises in event-driven architecture and Apache Kafka/Confluent Cloud, cloud-native platforms, test automation, and security, bringing a pragmatic focus on design, quality attributes and automation. Nico blends deep technical craft—working as a master-programmer architect or team partner—with consulting instincts that translate strategy into secure, maintainable delivery capabilities. He has driven large-scale domain-centric cloud transformations, built event streaming platforms, and shipped production systems in regulated domains like insurance, healthcare and government. An ISC2 member with cybersecurity credentials and a Master’s in Computer Science, he is equally comfortable in code, architecture reviews, and stakeholder engagement, and is known for delivering solutions others had stalled on.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Computer Science, Master's Degree Computer Science at University of Cape Town
Coursera
English, Afrikaans, German