Software Developer · Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
I build systems that connect APIs, move money, and automate operations.
I design and ship production systems used by real businesses — from fintech platforms processing live FX deals to multi-role property management systems and AI-assisted workflows.
My work sits at the intersection of banking integrations, API-driven platforms, and backend automation. I don't just build features — I connect systems.
| Area | Work Done |
|---|---|
| 🏦 Banking & Fintech | FX deal creation & booking, payment processing, balance validation, BOP reporting |
| 🔗 API Integrations | CRM sync, document signing flows, account provisioning, hosting management, WhatsApp bots |
| ⚙️ Automation | Cron pipelines, background job queues, retry/failure handling, scheduled reporting |
| 🧠 AI Features | OCR pipelines, NLP text processing, AI-assisted decision support |
| 🏠 Property Platform | Multi-role system (admin, landlord, tenant, caretaker), rent tracking, issue management |
| 🛠️ Full Stack | Laravel + React / Vue dashboards, admin panels, auth systems, typed APIs |
- PHP — production systems, integrations, CLI tools
- Laravel — APIs, services, queues, cron jobs
- MySQL — query optimisation, reporting, large datasets
- REST APIs — design, integration, error handling
- Authentication & RBAC — multi-role systems, permissions
- System design — scaling workflows, failure handling, retries
- React — TypeScript, dashboards, auth systems, data-heavy UIs
- Vue.js — admin panels, reporting tools
- TypeScript — typed APIs, state safety
- JavaScript — async flows, API handling
- Tailwind CSS / Bootstrap
- 🏦 Banking APIs — payments, FX deals, balances, transactions, BOP flows
- 📋 Zoho CRM — data sync, workflow automation
- ✍️ DocuSign — document signing pipelines
- 👤 DirectAdmin — user provisioning, login keys, account management
- 🌐 cPanel — domains, hosting automation
- 🖥️ Interworx (SiteWorx / NodeWorx) — server & hosting API automation
- 💬 Twilio — WhatsApp messaging, bot flows
- Cron jobs — scheduled tasks, batch processing
- Queues — job dispatching, retries, failure recovery
- Data pipelines — imports, exports, transformations
- Reporting systems — Excel/CSV exports, summaries
- Background processing for API-heavy workflows
- Linux servers — deployment, debugging, performance tuning
- Apache / PHP-FPM
- SSH — server access, live debugging
- Git — branching, rebasing, PR workflows
- Environment management —
.env, staging vs production
- JSON APIs — request/response design
- Webhooks — event-driven integrations
- OAuth / token-based authentication
- Third-party API rate limiting + retry strategies
- OCR — document parsing pipelines
- NLP — text processing, automation flows
- AI-assisted decision support
WhatsApp-based commerce platform for township and rural South Africa
Survaxis connects buyers with nearby spaza shop inventory through WhatsApp chat and voice — designed specifically for low-literacy users in the informal retail economy.
Laravel Twilio WhatsApp API NLP MySQL
- 🐙 GitHub: github.com/vutshila-charles
- 📍 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Systems over syntax. · Integrations over tutorials. · Production over prototypes.