Justin Robinson
@justinrobinson1
Technical Lead and Architect who modernizes legacy systems and delivers cloud solutions.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Technical Lead and Software Architect with over fifteen years’ experience delivering large-scale, event-driven, and cloud-native systems. I focus on clear architecture, accountable delivery, and building teams that execute reliably under pressure.
Recently, I led the development of event-driven microservices using Kafka and Kubernetes to support a major network migration—ensuring uninterrupted service and smoother operational rollout.
Before that, I modernized a mission-critical platform that had evolved over three decades, replacing it with a containerized microservice architecture on Kubernetes. The work introduced Camunda workflow orchestration, enhanced subscription annotations, and developer tooling that accelerated onboarding and delivery.
Earlier, I built a fully serverless onboarding system on AWS Lambda with configurable flows and analytics-driven insight, automating complex compliance processes and stabilizing release cadence.
Previously, I designed a plugin-based point-of-sale framework that allowed one codebase to support multiple retail specializations—simplifying maintenance and enabling faster feature delivery across product lines.
For the past few months, I’ve been developing AI-driven systems exploring adaptive cognition and workflow automation:
Lamarck Evolutionary Agent Network — GitHub | Medium article: framework experimenting with reasoning-pattern inheritance in AI agents.
YouTube Study Buddy — GitHub: transforms educational videos into structured study materials with AI-powered retrieval and assessment.
Enhanced Camunda Subscription Annotations — GitHub: open-source library that simplifies Camunda orchestration through declarative annotations.
These projects reflect the same principles that guide my professional work—systems that are cleanly designed, observable, and capable of learning through iteration.
I’m seeking a Technical Lead role where architecture, delivery, and mentorship converge to produce high-performing teams and resilient software.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Hyve Mobile
Jan 2025 - Sep 2025 (8 months)
Developed and deployed microservices supporting a mobile network operator migration, designing event-driven Kafka integrations and Kubernetes-based AWS deployments to transition legacy subscription management to a new platform.
Technical Architect
Cybicom Technologies
Jun 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 7 months)
Led a legacy-to-cloud migration for Vodacom's infrastructure management system, architecting a containerized microservice ecosystem on bare-metal Kubernetes and delivering workflow orchestration and developer tooling to rescue a high-visibility contract.
Technical Lead
iKhokha
Dec 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Rescued and delivered a production-grade automated FICA onboarding system using AWS Lambda and event-driven design, integrating behavioral analytics and A/B experimentation for configurable front-end flows.
Technical Lead
GAAP Point of Sale
Nov 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years 1 month)
Led architecture and implementation of commercial POS solutions including a modular Angular plugin framework and Kubernetes-orchestrated deployments, and introduced GitLab CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery velocity.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Group FiO
Dec 2012 - May 2020 (7 years 5 months)
Delivered enterprise modernization and multi-tenant SaaS architecture for ERP/CRM systems, implementing Spring Boot wrappers for legacy components, real-time WebSocket messaging, and DocuSign integrations to improve isolation and scalability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Self-directed / Online Learning
Continuing Education
Activities and societies: Active learning projects and personal open-source projects on GitHub.
Continuous self-directed learning through Udemy and YouTube focused on software engineering, AI systems, cognitive architectures, and automation tooling.
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Science, Molecular Biology
2004 - 2006
Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology but left the program incomplete to pursue software development.
Varsity College
Diploma, Computer Engineering
2003 - 2003
Completed a diploma in Computer Engineering covering A+, networking, database management, and Visual Basic programming.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Google Cloud Platform
GitHub
GitLab
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Pandas
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Rollout
Node.js
Spring Boot
IntelliJ IDEA
PyCharm
Jira
Angular Material
Angular 2
React
AngularJS
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
Java
CSS 3
Visual Basic
PyTorch
Kafka
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
Trello
GraphQL
AWS Lambda
SST
monday.com
TypeScript
GitHub CLI
Docker
Miro
JBoss
Camunda
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hotjar
Google Kubernetes Engine
LangChain
Ollama
vLLM
OpenAI API
Anthropic Claude API
Dev Containers (VS Code Dev Containers)
RunPod
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Job categories
Skills
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