Phumudzo Mahandana
Senior Software Engineer @
I build things for the Web, AI agents, and the Terminal (not the airport one). Interested in distributed systems, developer tooling, and clean interfaces.
Senior engineer with 7+ years of experience — mostly shipping features,
occasionally shipping .env files. Built platforms
used by 10M+ users (I have a screenshot, but it's on my other laptop).
Some things ChatGPT thought you should know
- Nationality
- South African
- Location
- Cape Town, RSA
- Gender
- Error 500. Try Again Later.
- Experience
- 7+ Years
- Focus
- Web, Tooling, AI
Featured Posts
Work History
Senior Frontend Software Engineer
Building frontend systems for BetKing, SuperSportBet SA & Zambia, and other gaming platforms across Africa. Responsible for everything users see, click, and occasionally rage at. Tech: React, Remix, TypeScript, Tailwind, Cloudflare, Azure.
Senior Software Engineer
Building production web and mobile systems for government, enterprise, and SaaS. Contributed to 25+ projects including YourMove and Pulse. 25+ projects, 0 production fires claimed. Tech: Next.js, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Firebase, React Native, AWS.
Software Engineer & Gaming Co-Ordinator
Made racing simulators feel real — wrote the motion software, integrated the hardware, and occasionally strapped in to 'test' it. Tech: C#, hardware integration.
Education
Computer Sciences — Dropped out. Shipped anyway.
Matric — Limpopo, SA. Survived.
Featured Creations
Things I built that actually work (most of the time).
AI-powered idea validation and product development platform. Combines project management with AI market research.
Production-ready SaaS starter with realtime data, auth (passkeys, Google, GitHub), subscriptions, and a monorepo setup. Inspired by Linear and Notion.
Business Unity South Africa Anti-Corruption and Business Integrity software.
Social media management and scheduling SaaS for content creators. Used by 140+ people worldwide.
Social software for 10,000+ people to connect and network.
Workforce time-tracking platform used by 600+ employees nationwide across enterprise clients.