I'm a full-stack Staff Engineer and CTO with 20+ years experience. I've delved deep into everything from front-end development to devops and everything in between. I pick up new technologies, languages, libraries, frameworks, etc. quickly and I'm good at evaluating their usefulness. A pragmatist at heart: while I love interesting technology, Iโm always evaluating how to solve real-world problems with it to deliver value to society at large.
As long as I'm learning something new each day I'm at my most productive. I like working on challenges that get me out of my comfort zone. Shipping useful products is my passion!
๐ Nationality | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa |
๐ก Residency | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa |
๐ Location | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa |
Remote OK | rok.co/@vaughnd |
๐ Website | vaughndickson.com |
GitHub | vaughnd |
X | vaughndickson |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaughnd/ | |
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Skilled in | java python django spring html css js clojure elasticsearch aws postgresql sql mysql web crawling devops architecture software design cto chief technology officer management leadership exec backend data saas full stack cloud scalability |
Fluent in | english |
Preferred timezone | -1,0,+1,+2,+3,+4 |
Preferred annual pay (min) | $200,000/year |
Preferred hourly pay (min) | $200/hour |
Last seen | 1 year ago |
Signed up | 1 year ago |
Badges |
๐จโ๐ป Remote worker ๐ Early adopter |
2021 - Now: CTO @ Public Sector Network
2014 - 2021: CTO @ Wizenoze
2012 - 2014: Staff Engineer @ Cognician
2011 - 2012: Senior Developer @ Visa
2003 - 2011: CTO @ STEM Software
2002 - 2003: Senior developer @ Pick 'n Pay
2001 - 2002: Programmer @ Obsidian Systems
2002 - 2007: Bsc Computational Intelligence @ UNISA