Zaheer Abrahams
Technical Lead at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolZaheer Abrahams is a Technical Lead with 11 years of experience designing and implementing payments and financial systems, primarily using Java/Scala and Go. He blends hands-on backend engineering with schedule estimation, functional documentation, and agile delivery, having shipped payment platforms at ACI Worldwide and led teams at Allan Gray. Zaheer pairs a strong interest in business domain problems with a focus on system performance, mobile-payments integration, and UX-driven engagement. Known for clear communication and independent execution within large teams, he bridges product and engineering to make software serve real business needs. His BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town underpins a methodical approach to complex, high-stakes payment systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc (Hons), Computer Science, Bsc (Hons), Computer Science at University of Cape TownHigh School, Maths/Science, High School, Maths/Science at Garlandale High School
Afrikaans, English
Github Skills (17)
scrapy9
open-data8
adapter8
scraper7
python7
jruby6
rails6
activerecord5
nav4
ruby4
logger3
ruby-on-rails3
jdbc3
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logging2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zabrahams/gochip8
Jul 2018 - Nov 2021
Contributions:36 commits, 31 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 4 months
zabrahams/zabrahams.github.io
Jan 2015 - Nov 2021
Contributions:22 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 10 months
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