Ntwanano Rikhotso
Blockchain Enabler - Engineer at FirstRand
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area South Africa
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Top SchoolNtwanano Rikhotso is a blockchain-focused engineer and founder with 8 years of experience building secure, efficient financial services solutions across startups and major enterprises. Currently a Blockchain Enabler at FirstRand after leading blockchain development at FNB, he combines hands-on engineering with product leadership from running SNR Solutions, where he led cross-functional teams of developers and data scientists. His background spans cloud and systems roles (including AWS and FNB system engineering), a Computer Science degree from Wits, and formal software development training, giving him a pragmatic full-stack view of distributed systems. Certified across finance, leadership, project management and blockchain, he is passionate about applying emerging tech to real-world problems and embedding transparency and auditability into production systems. Notably, he transitioned from founding a tech consultancy to shaping blockchain strategy inside major South African banks, reflecting both entrepreneurial grit and enterprise delivery experience.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of the WitwatersrandNQF5 Software Development , NQF5 Software Development at MTN Business App Academy 
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nextjs6
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Github contributions (5)
Bonisiwe/wits-overflow
Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:101 commits, 86 pushes, 3 branches in 7 months
SNR99/SNR99
Jul 2021 - Jun 2023
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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