> SIMANGALISO_VILAKAZI

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Building calm, reliable software

STATUS:Shipping
LOCATION:South Africa
FOCUS:Web platforms, automation, payments
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SYSTEM.ACTIVITY

SESSIONS: 1600
STREAK: 38 DAYS
LONGEST: 15H
SHIPPED: 5
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LOGS/PRODUCTS

[PRODUCT] PAYCHASERSLIVE
TYPE:SaaS
PRICING:Free / Pro $9/month
GOAL:Sustainable recurring SaaS revenue
STACK:Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS

Automated invoice follow-ups. Designed for low maintenance.

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[PRODUCT] PATHFORGEBETA
TYPE:EdTech & Mentorship Platform
PRICING:Free FOREVER / Premium planned for mentors & orgs
GOAL:Reduce Women and Youth unemployment by enabling practical, project-based skill development, mentorship, and career readiness
STACK:React, TypeScript, Vite, Node.js, Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL, TailwindCSS, Huawei Cloud (ECS, OBS)

PathForge is a free mentorship and skills development platform helping South African women and youth gain real work experience through project-based learning, addressing the country's high unemployment challenge.

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[PRODUCT] QUICKSALARIESLIVE
TYPE:SaaS
PRICING:Free / Pro $14.99 LIFETIME
GOAL:Authority
STACK:HTML, CSS, JavaScript, No framework, Microsoft Azure

Salary data aggregation. Transparent market insights.

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[PRODUCT] SWYFTSWAPARCHIVED
TYPE:Crypto / Platform
PRICING:5% flat fee
GOAL:Financial inclusion
STACK:Vue, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust (Soroban smart contracts), Stellar blockchain
PHASE:Research ONGOING

Instant airtime-to-USDC. Non-custodial Stellar rails.

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[RESTRICTED] WORK EXPERIENCELOCKED

Professional work experience is available with an access code.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Credited contributor to the radCAD open-source simulation framework.

Contribution:

  • - cadCAD compatibility mode
  • - CI pipeline improvements
github.com/CADLabs/radCAD ↗

COMMUNITY

Cape Software Community Blog

ROLE:Lead Developer & Maintainer (Commissioned Project)

Built the Cape Software Community website from the ground up as a commissioned bounty project and continue to maintain and evolve it.

STACK:Next.js, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, Markdown content pipeline (react-markdown, remark), date-fns
FOCUS:Static generation, contributor-friendly architecture, community contribution flow
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