I’m Vusumzi, a software engineer.

I design and build cloud-native software, scalable backend systems, and modern web applications—from architecture and infrastructure to production deployment.

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Core Technologies

AWS
Java
Python
NodeJS
React
TypeScript
Terraform
Docker
PostgreSQL
AI
Selected Work

Products I've built

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AI + PROCUREMENT

BidCure

Built BidCure to reduce the friction businesses face when discovering and evaluating public procurement opportunities.

JavaNodeJSPythonPostgreSQLReactJS
AI + JOB DISCOVERY

JobHunter

Built to simplify job discovery by aggregating opportunities from multiple sources into a single searchable platform. Designed to automatically score and prioritize listings, helping job seekers focus on the most relevant opportunities.

PythonJavaAWSPostgreSQL
AI + SUPPORT

SupportDesk (active)

Turns scattered team tribal knowledge into an AI system that resolves and escalates support tickets automatically.

JavaPythonPostgreSQLAWS Bedrock
ENGINEERING

Engineering software from concept to production.

I believe great software starts long before the first line of code. Every product begins with understanding the problem, designing a maintainable architecture, and selecting technologies that balance simplicity, scalability and long-term sustainability.

Architecture Collection

I document the architecture behind my projects, including system diagrams, technology decisions and implementation notes.

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Featured Architecture

BidCure Platform

AI-powered procurement platform built on AWS.

EventBridge
Schedule / Bus
AWS Lambda
Ingestor
Amazon SQS
Buffer Queue
AWS Lambda
Worker / Processor
PostgreSQL
Database
Experience

Professional Experience

Founder & Lead Engineer

2026 — Present

BidCure

  • Architected and developed an AI-powered procurement platform that aggregates South African tender opportunities into a searchable web application.
  • Built a serverless data ingestion pipeline using AWS Lambda, EventBridge, S3 and CloudFront to automate tender collection and publication.
  • Implemented document processing pipelines to extract procurement requirements and lay the foundation for AI-assisted compliance analysis.
  • Designed the product from concept to production, including system architecture, infrastructure, frontend, backend and deployment.

Software Development Engineer (SDE1)

Jul 2022 — Mar 2024

Amazon Development Centre (AWS)

  • Maintained and evolved AWS internal tools used by EC2 Managed Fleets organisation.
  • Migrated a legacy Ruby on Rails application to a modern React + TypeScript console backed by Python Flask APIs.
  • Owned Java services for ticket tracking and operational workflows.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with 100% test coverage and automated deployments.
  • Acted as Scrum Master in a rotational capacity and participated in on-call rotations.

Tutor

Sep 2021 — Nov 2021

University of the Western Cape

  • Tutored first-year students in Statistics, providing academic support and guidance.
2+
Years of
Experience
6+
Projects
Delivered
Cloud Native
AWS Specialist
AI Driven
Building with LLMs

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