Summary
Pieter Bouwer is a Full Stack Engineer and pragmatic technology leader with over a decade of experience building cloud-native platforms, primarily in FinTech and recently in hospitality. He blends hands-on development in Go, Python, and TypeScript with strategic architecture and product leadership, having taken products from concept to production as a founder and CTO. Pieter has designed scalable, secure systems—spanning Kubernetes, AWS Fargate, GraphQL, PostgreSQL/Scylla and real-time messaging (XMPP/MQTT)—and led regulatory and banking modernisation efforts. He pairs analytical rigor with creative problem solving, mentoring teams and engaging directly with customers to validate solutions. Notably, he built an AI voice assistant and messaging subsystems for a hospitality stack, reflecting a knack for practical innovation beyond core finance work. Based in Cape Town, he combines engineering depth with introspection and diligence to deliver resilient, production-grade systems.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering Electrical Engineering - Wind Energy and Drive Control, Master of Science in Engineering Electrical Engineering - Wind Energy and Drive Control at Stellenbosch University