About Andile
Programmer | Software Engineer | Geek | Ambivert | Researcher | Non-Linear Thinker | Health & Fitness Fanatic | I love code, coffee, data, engineering and rockets.
Contact Information
Andile Jaden Mbele
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
+263 71 618 9728 (Calls)
+263 77 861 3888 (WhatsApp)
andilembele020@gmail.com
Education
Bulawayo Polytechnic
Diploma in Information Technology •April 2022
My 4 years of College were one of my best years in both in terms of growth and exposure. My college classes comprised of Software Engineering, Data Structures and Algorithms, Databases, Data Communication, Networks, Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Quantitative Methods, Object Oriented Programming, Cybersecurity & Ethics and Project Management
Emzini We Code Boot camp
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming •August 2019
This remains the highlight of my career in software development. I met numerous individuals who are doing great things and whom we have remained in touch and collaborating on multiple projects.The curriculum comprised of Computer program Interpretation, Structured Types of Data, Dynamic Programming, Algorithmic Complexity, Algorithmic Thinking, Higher Order Functions, Recursive Programming and Object Oriented Programming
Work
Rooibos Radar
Co-Founder & Writer• November 2023 - Present
Rooibos Radar, led by Andile and Minolta, is a newsletter that journeys the reader through the vibrant landscape of African innovation, where technology is more than a buzzword but a tool for transformative change.
Prescient Global Risk Management
Data Engineer• September 2022 - Present
I am tasked with building pipelines for parsing data, 38+ Billion records from open source databases, combo lists, scraped data, marketing lists, transaction data, etc I program scripts to clean and analyze billions of records to create Personal Identifiable Data (PID) datasets. I further optimize development by building automation scripts for several processes including SQL and CSV parsing. I have streamlined development and data analysis to achieve the most effective and efficient workflow.
QuStack Inc.
Founder & CEO• June 2022 - Present
It has always been my dream to start my own company. For a very long time I have been procrastinating on doing so, until now. I recently pitched a product we are building to investors and we have secured a funding round. I am currently working on the product's development, and possibly have a beta version of the product ready for public testing before year end.
Dryback Technology
Fullstack Software Developer • May 2022 - June 2022
I was brought on board as a fullstack developer to work on the extension of a Django Rest API for one of Zimbabwe's biggest medical AID companies. I applied my expertise in the development of the four frontend applications for the medical aid. My day-to-day tasks involved writing code for the several applications in development, I also wrote documentation and application architecture.
First Source Technology
Lead Software Developer • March 2020 - September 2021
I started off as a software engineering intern and I was promoted to Lead Software Developer after 9 months for having proved myself as reliable, dependable and skilled. I led a team of three developers tasked with various application development. We worked with several tools and technology stacks encompassing JavaScript, React, Postman, Dialogflow, Nodejs to name just a few.
Emzini We Code
Teaching Assistant• March 2020 - Present
After completing the 6 week coding boot camp with Emzini We Code, I proved myself as a skillful programmer and therefore I was recruited as a Teaching Assistant where I work alongside some of the smartest people in my cohort who study in big name schools such as Stanford University, Northwestern University, Bryn Mawr University, MIT and Alabama State University.
Skills
In my 4 years of experience I have used many tools depending on the problem at hand. I have varying degrees of experience with different technologies and stacks.
Client Testimonials
Some of my projects.
