Letladi Mack Makgatho
Pretoria
Summary
Enterprise To seek a challenging & career orientated position in a dynamic organization to enhance my knowledge, skills with the ultimate goal of developing & proving myself as a successful professional & contribute towards the success of an organization.
Offering solid foundation in computer science and passion for developing efficient software solutions. Brings ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies, combined with proficiency in coding and problem-solving. Ready to use and develop skills in software development and teamwork.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Engineer in a Quants Team
Momentum(MMI Holdings)
PRETORIA
01.2023 - Current
- Independent Research and development
- Bootstrapping nominal bond, inflation-linked bond, and swap curves in an object-orientated framework in Python using QuantLib
- Valuation of financial instruments in an object-orientated framework in Python using QuantLib
- Sensitivity analysis (DV01) implementation
- Financial Instruments
- Stress testing automation using QuantLib
- Development of a front-end valuation and bootstrapping tool using Django for the front-end and QuantLib for the back-end
- Created data pipelines from source to cloud database
- Engineered a Quants System from scratch to run the models on UI
- Automated daily process and reports
- Moved the team to git
- Created scripts for easy setup for new teammates and to have stand libraries for all dev environments
- Introduced OOP to the current codebase and rewrote most of the functionality
- Responsibly for doing code review
- Documentation if new processes
- Understanding the existing pipeline and devising a new pathway for its operations
- Creating documentation and visualizing the modeling process for the new pipeline
- Creating ETL for the business unit and using Snowpark (with pyspark) for data modeling
- Jira to manage the project
- Scrum master and project leader
- System integration with restAPI
- Perform debugging using source debuggers & visual development environments that include: PyCharm, Intellij, Java, Snowflake cloud database, Qlik replicate, Django, Python and many other python packages, Git, Snowpark (with pyspark) for data modeling, Spring boot, Restful webservices, SQL
Software Developer
Momentum( MMI Holdings)
PRETORIA
08.2018 - 12.2022
- Independent Research and development
- Supporting Actuarial Analysts to implement production specifications into Java applications
- Understanding Actuarial methodologies and applying the in the best way possible
- Software Support /Enhancements to existing software applications
- Design and develop components and applications in accordance with specified architectural design and technical specifications
- Support effective teamwork within the department
- Conduct necessary testing (Stress, Integration and Unit)
- Proper documentation and handover for quality assurance
- Understanding the bigger picture, the established technical frameworks and methodologies and Implement then in Java (In most cases it's a technical spec)
- Software Support /Enhancements to existing software application
- Perform debugging using source debuggers & visual development environments that include: Using RAD, DB2, Java EE7, IBM WEBSPHERE, Interpreting Actuarial Calculations specifications and implementing in Java, Tortoise SVN, Jenkins for auto Deployment
Software Engineer
SAAB Grientek Defense
PRETORIA
01.2015 - 02.2018
- Software detail design/ development and implementation
- Implementation of customer requirements on existing systems
- Systems analysis and design for new applications
- Independent Research and development
- Software Support /Enhancements to existing software applications
- Perform debugging using source debuggers & visual development environments that include: Using Net Beans, DB visualizer, PostGres, Java 7 and Later upgraded to 8, Java Swing, NetBean Platform module Suite, Code refactoring, PLSQL, SQL, Total commander to update code base, SVN
Software Engineer
WIZZIT International
PRETORIA
04.2013 - 12.2014
- Designing & Developing/Engineering software solutions
- Developed bug fixes on the existing WIZZIT International mobile banking solution modules/applications
- Perform debugging using source debuggers & visual development environments that include: Using Eclipse IDE EE Edition, Using JBoss Application Server 4, 6, IntelliJ IDEA
- Tech Support (Incl
- Early Live Support)/ Stand By
- Doing normal stand by/tech support after hours
- Includes normal software health checks
- Handling/Solving Day-To-Day Technical Queries
- Git to update code base
Software Developer
Multi Choice
PRETORIA
03.2014 - 07.2014
- Independent Research and development
- Software Support /Enhancements to existing software applications
- Perform debugging using source debuggers & visual development environments that include: Using Net Beans and Intellij, Sqlite, Linux Ubuntu, Java 7
Education
BSC - Computer Science
University of Limpopo
South Africa 01.2009 - 01.2012
Honours - Computer Science
University of South Africa
South Africa 01.2017 - 01.2019
MSc -
University of Pretoria
South Africa 01.2022 - 01.2024
Grade 12 (Metric) -
Millennium Combined School
South Africa 01.2008 - 01.2009
Skills
- Snowflake cloud database
- Object Orientation
- QuantLib
- Financial Instruments
- Qlik replicate
- Snow park (with pyspark)
- Python
- Data pipeline
- Data Modeling
- JBoss Application Server
MySQL
Object-oriented programming
Javascript
Code debugging
Software development life cycle (SDLC)
JIRA
Programming languages
Software development
Software design
Programming
API development
Testing and debugging
Code reviews
Software applications
Database management
Team collaboration
Agile
Git proficiency
Agile methodologies
Database management software
Scripting languages: PHP, python, javascript
Database programming
API integration
Linux
Project documentation
Project planning
Scrum methodology
Machine learning
Personal Information
- ID Number: 9001205316085
- Ethnicity: African
- Date of Birth: 01/20/90
- Nationality: South African
Emailaddresses
- Mack.letladi1@gmail.com
- Kgopxa@webmail.co.za
Timeline
Software Engineer in a Quants Team
Momentum(MMI Holdings)
01.2023 - Current
MSc -
University of Pretoria
01.2022 - 01.2024
Software Developer
Momentum( MMI Holdings)
08.2018 - 12.2022
Honours - Computer Science
University of South Africa
01.2017 - 01.2019
Software Engineer
SAAB Grientek Defense
01.2015 - 02.2018
Software Developer
Multi Choice
03.2014 - 07.2014
Software Engineer
WIZZIT International
04.2013 - 12.2014
BSC - Computer Science
University of Limpopo
01.2009 - 01.2012
Grade 12 (Metric) -
Millennium Combined School
01.2008 - 01.2009
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