Sihle Mkaza

Software Engineer

Tech Stack

Node.js
Next.js
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Java
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS

Work Experience

Entelect

Intermediate Software Engineer

Mar 2025 - Present
  • •Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform, implementing cost optimization strategies that reduce operational expenses
TerraformJenkinsAWSDocker

Vodacom

Specialist Software Engineer

Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
  • •Specialized in modernizing applications and optimizing deployments on cloud platforms
  • •Migrated applications to AWS for improved scalability and deployment
  • •Migrated legacy Java applications to Node.js and TypeScript, enhancing code logic and adding new features for improved functionality and performance.
Node.jsTypeScriptKubernetesDocker

Software Engineer, Discover Graduate Trainee

Feb 2021 - Mar 2023
  • •Designed and developed microservices using Node.js and REST APIs
  • •Built React.js applications for internal business use
Node.jsReact.jsSQLREST APIs

Amazon Web Services

Software Development Engineering Intern

Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
  • •Worked on an individual project to design and create a caching solution.
  • •Created a REST API and redesigned one feature of a back-end system.
Node.jsAmazon CloudFormationAWS API GatewayRedis