Richard O'brien
Technical Lead at Jem
Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolRichard O'brien is a Technical Lead with 12 years of software engineering experience, currently building communication-first products for emerging markets at Jem. He has strong backend and product experience across fintech and HR-tech startups, including roles at Franc and SmartWage where he worked on savings/investment platforms and WhatsApp-based employee services. Technically fluent in Java, Spring, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and product design, he combines hands-on architecture and API work with team and process leadership. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science with distinction and has formal startup training from Investec and Startup School. Passionate about the startup ecosystem, he pairs product curiosity with practical engineering to turn customer problems into scalable systems. An operator who moves fluidly between code, design and strategy, he aims to launch ventures that create measurable value for South Africa’s economy.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Startup Businesses, Certification, Startup Businesses at Investec Startup SchoolBeaulieu CollegeStartups, Startups at Startup School OnlineUniversity of Pretoria
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Github Skills (26)
calendars9
localization8
icalendar7
api7
encryption6
oauth6
python6
authentication6
javascript6
omniauth6
rails5
devise5
json4
token-based-authentication4
jwt4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
RichardOB/3D-Camera-Movement
Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:17 commits in 3 days
RichardOB/Backpropagation
Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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