Hi,
I'm Wynand

Nice to meet you!

Hi, I’m Wynand Theron — a year old backend developer based in Cape Town, South Africa.

I’ve spent over 6 years building scalable, secure systems in the FinTech space, at a company called Byte Orbit, primarily using Python and Django. I worked on everything from payment gateways to cloud-based integrations (AWS S3, SES), and built REST APIs that power real-world financial tools.

My path into software wasn’t traditional. After a BSc degree and a brief foray into marketing, a job ad sparked my curiosity with one line: “HTML/CSS knowledge beneficial.” That led me to free online courses like Codecademy and FreeCodeCamp — and soon, to a deep love of coding.

I’m passionate about writing clean, efficient code that solves real problems, and I’m always excited to keep learning and tackling new challenges.

Skills – What do I know (so far):

Frontend

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Responsive Web Design
Also familiar with:
  • ReactJS
  • jQuery

Backend

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Django
  • Django Rest Framework
  • REST API design
  • Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)
  • SQL
  • Celery/Huey
  • Redis
Also familiar with:
  • Golang
  • TypeScript
  • NestJS
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • WebSockets

DevOps / Tools

  • Git & GitHub/GitLab etc
  • GitHub Actions
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Apache Kafka
  • AWS services (S3, SES)

Other

  • System Design (Learning)
  • OIDC & OAuth2
Also familiar with:
  • Linux
  • Bash Scripting (.sh files)

My Projects

Personal Backend & Frontend Projects

Fedauth

Django OIDC package that supports a multi-tenant federated login for Django admin & frontend.

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TravelSure Backend

Django/DRF app I built to showcase skills. Includes API's, testing, CI/CD etc.

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TravelSure Frontend

ReactJS/TypeScript frontend for TravelSure app

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High-Impact FinTech Products I Helped Deliver

A few of the teams I've worked in at Byte Orbit

Shoprite MoneyMarket

Collaborated in a small, high-performing team to build and maintain the backend of this multi-million-user, award-winning digital bank. Led development of the USSD interface.

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Shyft

Award winning Standard Bank forex app. I was mainly part of maintenance (dependency upgrades etc.), code reviews and investigations.

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Feenix

Crowdfunding for education app. I was mainly on this for my junior years. API's, code reviews, bugfixes.

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Old side projects

Some of these might be missing API keys (for security), but the UI and code is still visible.

Johan's Electrical

Static website built for a client. Unfortunately not live anymore, but feel free to view source code.

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Simon Game

HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery.

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Desktop Calculator

HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery.

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Pomodoro Clock

HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery.

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TicTacToe Game

HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery.

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Quote Generator

Small quote generator app. HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery, API's.

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Wikipedia Search

Small Wikipedia search interface. HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery, API's.

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Twitch.tv Dashboard

Simple dashboard to see streamer data (No API key). HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery, API's.

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Weather App

Simple weather dashboard (No API key) based on location. HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JS, jQuery, API's.

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Contact me!

If you have any questions, want to arrange an interview, or are looking for a freelancer
feel free to contact me

wtheron2@gmail.com

Or find my Social Media accounts here