Edwin Matera
Senior Software Engineer
Johannesburg,Gauteng
Summary
Results-oriented and innovative Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience. Proud team player, focused on achieving projects with speed and accuracy
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
FNB Ebucks
Johannesburg, Gauteng
04.2017 - Current
- Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Unit testing and working to improve overall team performance.
- Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Documented software design, detected faults, project planning discrepancies and other vital data.
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software interfaces.
Software Engineer
Discovery Vitality
Johannesburg, Gauteng
08.2015 - 03.2018
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Translated verbal customer requirements into written use cases and testable development stories.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Coordinated with project management staff on database development timelines and project scope.
- Participated in cross-functional projects while working in lean development environments.
- Documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for education of newly hired employees.
Graduate Java Developer
Blue Label Telecoms
Johannesburg, Gauteng
03.2013 - 07.2015
- Translated verbal customer requirements into written use cases and testable development stories.
- Developed software for both desktop and mobile operating systems.
- Designed intuitive graphical user interfaces using knowledge of serial communications and database design to improve user experience.
- Built reusable code and storage libraries.
- Collaborated with programming analysts, designers and testers to identify needed features and edits.
- Attended IT meetings to discuss design and coding ideas with system architects.
- Debugged and corrected computer programming errors with advisory from senior developer.
- Implemented data storage tools such as MS SQL
- Edited code to maximize speed and scalability of programming projects.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science (Hons)
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 01.2012 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Capetown
Cape Town 01.2008 - 12.2011
Skills
Java / Java EE
SQL
Javascript
Quarkus
HTML and XML
Web development (HTML, JSP, Angular, Spring MVC)
Spring boot
Maven
Development Lifecycles
Javascript
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
FNB Ebucks
04.2017 - Current
Software Engineer
Discovery Vitality
08.2015 - 03.2018
Graduate Java Developer
Blue Label Telecoms
03.2013 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science (Hons)
University of Johannesburg
01.2012 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Capetown
01.2008 - 12.2011