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Justin Robinson

@justinrobinson1

Technical Lead and Architect who modernizes legacy systems and delivers cloud solutions.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I seek an ownership role in a delivery-focused, innovative team where I can lead architecture, modernize systems, and build pragmatic automation.

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 NetworkGitHub | Medium article: framework experimenting with reasoning-pattern inheritance in AI agents.

  • YouTube Study BuddyGitHub: transforms educational videos into structured study materials with AI-powered retrieval and assessment.

  • Enhanced Camunda Subscription AnnotationsGitHub: 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

CT

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.

GF

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

SL

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 logoUT

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.

VC

Varsity College

Diploma, Computer Engineering

2003 - 2003

Completed a diploma in Computer Engineering covering A+, networking, database management, and Visual Basic programming.

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