Summary
Zelre Stemmet is an Engineering Manager with over a decade of hands-on software experience who moved from full-stack and frontend engineering into leading cross-functional teams to deliver product-focused solutions. He combines technical depth—building game-engine components, complex web apps, and API platforms—with strong stakeholder and product management skills demonstrated across roles at Derivco and SPAN Digital Innovation. Known for turning chaos into clear, structured plans, he emphasizes continuous improvement, mentorship, and a warm, curious engineering culture that balances delivery, learning, and fun. Based in the Western Cape, he pairs pragmatic architecture and process improvements with a knack for practical integrations (payments, CRM, collaboration tooling) and enjoys translating messy requirements into reliable, user-focused outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at De Kuilen High School
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology (NQF level 7), with First Class Honours, Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology (NQF level 7), with First Class Honours at University of Greenwich
English, Afrikaans