Christo Prinsloo

About Me

I'm Christo Prinsloo, a Software Engineer at Swordfish Software, primarily working with Python and Django. I enjoy building robust, scalable solutions and solving challenging backend problems. I’m passionate about clean code, automation, and continuous learning.

Work Experience

Software Engineer – Swordfish Software

2022 – Present

  • Maintain and optimise backend debit order processing in Python and Django.
  • Integrated third-party APIs and optimized data pipelines.
  • Working with Django, Celery, PostgreSQL, and Docker.

Admin – North-West University

2020 – 2022

  • Faculty of Education: Work Integrated Learning office.
  • Assisted with testing and reporting of the WISL system (Work Integrated and Service Learning).
  • General administrative duties.

Admin – North-West University

2017 – 2020

  • Unit for Continuing Education: Business Development Department.
  • Compilation of tender documentation, stakeholder relations and organization of short course training delivery to government and private institutions.
  • General administrative duties.

Education

B.Sc. in Information Technology

North-West University – Expecting to graduate in 2025

Focus on software engineering, data structures, databases, and systems analysis and design.

Skills

Projects

Virtual CV

A personal resume site built with HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap, hosted on GitHub Pages. This project demonstrates clean, responsive front-end design.

Registered Mandates

Contributed to a key debit order integration with major payment providers, enhancing system capabilities and reliability.

Contact

21052239@mynwu.ac.za

linkedin.com/in/christo-prinsloo

github.com/ChristolPrinsloo