#Waldemar Muhl
Enterprise Solutions Architect @ Supergroup (Betway)
Seasoned software engineer, engineering lead, and architect. I have been working in the industry for more than 10 years and still learning more!
##Skills
Using Agile methodologies and tooling to drive software development teams. Particularly using Atlassian tools.
View docsLeading team members through 1:1s, capacity-, conflict-, performance-, and talent-management.
##Experience
Enterprise Solutions Architect
- Collaborating across departments to adopt cutting edge solutions and resilience.
- Facilitating engineering and architectural reviews.
- Developing architectural artifacts that enable informed decisions and drive business outcomes.
Chairperson of the Technical Strategy Committee
- Overseeing and executing technical strategy.
- Collaborating with the platforms team to deliver a private cloud using distributed data centres and Kubernetes.
- Leading and managing senior technical leadership and architects.
- Developing an MLOps platform using standards and best practices.
- Assisting the architecture and data teams in integrating large language models with existing documentation and data.
Engineering Lead
- Lead 3 highly-skilled technical leads.
- Oversee a department of 80+ professionals across software-, automation-, and data-engineering.
- Tasked with migration to Azure cloud as well as an in-house distributed platforms cloud.
- Defining QA automation framework, enhancing delivery pipelines and reducing manual QA.
- Refined delivery pipelines for CI CD.
- Collaborated with senior stakeholders to define technical and strategic vision.
- Appointed as Chairperson for the Technical Strategy Committee, overseeing and executing technical strategy across the company.
Team Lead
- Managed teams of developers, QA, and data engineers with a focus on growth and mental well-being.
- Automated verification processes, cutting manual interventions by 40%.
- Streamlined development processes, increasing team output by 25%.
- Supported career development through regular 1:1s and continuous feedback.
Senior Software Engineer
- Modernized legacy applications, enhancing performance and maintainability.
- Standardized development practices, improving code quality and team efficiency.
Co-Founder
- Defining and setting up our infrastructure.
- Owning technical strategy and refining it as we build our product.
- Coding the majority of the back-end of our services as well as chunks of the front-end.
Team Lead and Senior Software Developer
- Managed a strong team of developers.
- Worked on both front- and back-end systems in C#, .Net, and Angular.
- Liaised with clients directly for requirement gathering and demos.
- Implemented Agile methodologies within the team.
- Led several projects for UK-based clients, building systems alongside the Sitecore CMS.
Software Developer
- Developed front- and back-end systems in C#, .Net 4.5, and Angular.
- Built strong client relationships through requirement gathering and demos.
- Utilized Agile and Kanban methodologies.
- Prototyped new technologies for development use.
DimeDen
Johannesburg, South Africa
Apr 2012 → Jun 2012
Partner
- Oversaw technology and development as CTO for an online retailer startup.
- Project shut down due to a change in the founder's direction.
Computer Security & Forensic Solutions
Pretoria, South Africa
May 2011 → Mar 2012
Security Associate
- Engineered robust systems for securing and monitoring client IT assets.
- Proactively identified and mitigated security threats.