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Thato Mabeleng

@thatomabeleng

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Experienced Java Developer with a passion for backend solutions.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth.

I am an experienced and results-driven Java Developer with over 6 years of hands-on backend development experience. My expertise lies in delivering scalable, high-performance applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, Kafka, and Kubernetes. I have a strong background in designing RESTful APIs, optimizing performance, and implementing CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native deployments. My quality-first mindset stems from my experience in test automation, which enables me to deliver reliable and maintainable software.

Throughout my career, I have successfully designed and built asynchronous and synchronous APIs, leading to significant improvements in system throughput. I have also mentored interns, enhancing onboarding processes and code quality across teams. My passion for clean code and system reliability drives me to continuously seek ways to improve development practices and foster a collaborative environment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Java Developer

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ABSA

Jun 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Designed and built asynchronous and synchronous APIs using Spring WebFlux, improving system throughput by 35%. Led adoption of Debezium CDC with PostgreSQL to enable real-time data replication for microservices.

Kafka PostgreSQL Redis Docker Kubernetes Prometheus AWS Grafana Jenkins Resilience4j

Senior Automation Engineer

Wonderlabz

Dec 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Built a robust API testing framework using Java, Spring Boot, and REST Assured, increasing test coverage by 60%. Automated UI tests using Cucumber and BrowserStack, reducing manual testing by 70%.

Java 8 Spring Rest Assured Cucumber RabbitMQ Gitlab CI Ansible

Senior Automation Engineer

ABSA - Consulting, Command Quality

Dec 2018 - Nov 2019 (11 months)

This role involved senior automation engineering responsibilities. Specific duties included developing and maintaining automated test suites.

Test Automation Quality Assurance Software Testing CI CD Scripting

Senior Automation Engineer

Perago

Jun 2018 - Nov 2018 (5 months)

As a Senior Automation Engineer, I was responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions. This included creating frameworks for efficient testing.

Automation Framework Test Strategy Performance Testing Regression Testing Agile Methodologies

Senior Automation Engineer

FNB - Consulting, Command Quality

Feb 2017 - May 2018 (1 year 3 months)

In this consulting role, I focused on enhancing automation processes for FNB. My work contributed to improving the overall quality of software delivery.

Financial Services Test Automation Quality Engineering Process Improvement

Senior Automation Engineer

Takealot

Jun 2016 - Dec 2016 (6 months)

My responsibilities as a Senior Automation Engineer at Takealot included developing and maintaining automated test scripts for e-commerce platforms. I contributed to ensuring the reliability of online systems.

Automation Testing Selenium API Testing Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

Alexander Forbes - Consulting, PDEV

Jan 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 4 months)

As a Software Engineer in a consulting capacity, I contributed to various software development projects for Alexander Forbes. My work involved coding, testing, and deployment.

Software Development Consulting Financial Software System Design Problem Solving

Automation Engineer

TAG Worldwide

Aug 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 4 months)

As an Automation Engineer, I was involved in automating various processes and tests. This role focused on improving efficiency through automation tools and scripts.

Automation Scripting Process Automation Quality Assurance Test Execution

Java Developer

Frog

Mar 2012 - Mar 2013 (1 year)

In this role, I worked as a Java Developer, contributing to the development of various applications. My responsibilities included coding, debugging, and maintaining software.

Java Development Software Engineering Application Development Object Oriented Programming Debugging

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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National Diploma, Technical Applications

Completed a National Diploma in Technical Applications, gaining foundational knowledge in various technical fields. This program equipped me with practical skills relevant to technical roles.