Ryan Harmuth
Principal Software Engineer at ekko
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolRyan Harmuth is a Principal Software Engineer with a decade of experience building full-stack systems and distributed infrastructure from startup CTO roles to long-term contracting engagements. Based in the Western Cape, he has delivered production services for companies including Twitch (VOD infra), Snowfork, Gigster and multiple self-directed projects, blending hands-on coding with architectural leadership. Comfortable across front-end and back-end stacks, he often operates as an independent contractor, translating ambiguous product needs into maintainable, scalable solutions. His academic background in computer science and mathematical sciences underpins a methodical approach to problem solving, and his career shows a pattern of stepping into high-impact engineering roles across teams of varying scale.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Hons in Computer Science, Hons in Computer Science at University of Cape Town
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Github Skills (83)
flask10
rest10
feathers-service10
android10
ios10
react-native10
react10
single-page-application9
graphql-api9
data-analytics9
react-admin9
feathersjs9
data-visualization9
python9
material-ui9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Ryanthegiantlion/CrowdTrade
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:65 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Ryanthegiantlion/react-native-tinder-swipe
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:16 commits, 12 pushes, 2 branches in 9 days
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