Joshua Ramsbottom

Objective

Work for a company that is transparent, in a role where I can shape products that make the world better for everyone.

Work

• Full Stack Engineer | Stitch

  May 2023 - Present

  • Designed and built frontend SDKs using web components for securely capturing card details and enabling payments with digital wallets.
  • Added user journey for paying with crypto to existing hosted UI.
  • Built a true first-in-first-out disbursement queuing product to enable processing disbursements deterministically. Increased speed at which large batches are processed compared to existing solution from 25 minutes to 59 seconds for a batch of 2000 disbursements.
• Engineering Team Lead | Stitch

  June 2022 - April 2023

  Capitec Pay

  • Led the team that integrated the Capitec Pay API including recon and settlement for merchants.
  • Provided technical oversight and communicated project status with stakeholders.
  • Ran planning sessions, 1-1 check-ins, and performance reviews with team members.
  • Supported integration during go live process.
  • Integration handles thousands of payments per day.
• Front End Engineer | Stitch
  June 2021 - May 2022

  Hosted UI

  • Architected the web application for facilitating account linking and payment initiation.
  • Runs on mobile, desktop, and can be embedded in other applications.
  • Built with Next.js, Typescript, XState, and Tailwind to be modular and themable.
  • Collaborated with designers and implemented custom generic components and pages from Figma designs.
  • Developed a mechanism for loading custom forms dynamically.
  • Handles over 100 000 sessions per day.
  • Identified and added new local development tools to increase team productivity.
• Intermediate Software Developer | Electrum Payments

  October 2019 - May 2021

  • Designed and built enterprise recon dashboard using Figma, React and Redux.
  • Integrated Keycloak to provide enterprise authentication.
  • Mentored interns and junior developers.
• Junior Software Developer | Electrum Payments

  February 2017 - September 2019

  • Implemented a new API for purchasing Lotto tickets including the corresponding vendor integration in Java.
  • Took over development of the client dashboard front end from a contractor, built with React and Redux.
• Junior Software Developer | Clockwork Acorn

  November 2015 - January 2017

  • Implemented front and back-end features on a visual SDK built with Node.js and JQuery.
  • Built a simple desktop app that provides a GUI for a CLI tool using Electron, React, and Redux.
• Software Development Intern | Triggerfish Animation Studios

  July 2015

  • Built a Softimage plugin that analysed all camera movements over the course of a scene to produce the smallest necessary matte painting geometry.

Education

• UX Design | GetSmarter

  February 2019 - July 2019

• Computer Science | University of Cape Town

  January 2012 - November 2015

  • BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and Computer Games Development
  • Built a VR application for previsualisation using Unity for the Oculus Rift.
  • Worked with 3D animation students to build a platformer adventure game with Unity.
  • Tutored Computer Science from 2013 to 2015.