hello there
this is me, christoff linde
I love to program. Spend most of my time going down rabbit holes: be it new tech or frameworks, tools, or music. Otherwise, you'll find me watering my plants, playing guitar, or planning the next side-project.
Freelance Software Engineer & Designer
@ MONODSN
custom designed and implementation of websites for various clients, gathering requirements from clients, converting requirements into workable chunks & timelines, integration of next.js with cms systems, custom shopify e-commerce stores using hydrogen, iot system for environmental monitoring, sports predictor system
python
docker
next.js
react
tailwindcss
shopify
golang
AWS Data Engineer
@ BMW IT Hub ZA
experience in building data pipelines for bmw-related data, including setting up, running, and managing aws glue/emr pyspark jobs and relevant supporting infrastructure using terraform. authored and contributed to various tools to improve engineer efficiency in documentation and data validation/testing workflows.
python
Apache Spark
Apache Iceberg
SQL
AWS Glue
AWS EMR
Junior Software Developer
@ Teamgeek
assisted in development of django & fastapi backed services for various clients, including yoco. assisting in planning, prioritising, and assigning tasks to team member as agile master. voted geek of the year (employee of the year) for 2023 by my colleagues.
python
Django
gatsby.js
tailwindcss
graphql
Web Development Intern
@ Teamgeek
frontend development using gatsbyjs for various clients, working with graphql apis for static site generation.
gatsby.js
tailwindcss
typescript
react.js
graphql
education:
BIS (HONS) Multimedia
University of Pretoria
2022-01 to 2024-06
BIS Multimedia
University of Pretoria
2018-01 to 2021-12
licences & certifications:
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
my favourite rabbit holes so far:
- digital twins using unreal engine
- building virtual reality experiences
- 3d fractals (mandelbulbs) rendered in blender and algorithmically generated art
- building a digital second brain through notes
- photography
- performance tuning and profiling for python
- world war 2 history