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IGGY DE VILLIERS

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (MENG)
Golang โญ 3 yrs
Java 13 yrs
Python 8 yrs
Kotlin 3 yrs
Ruby 3 yrs
JavaScript 3 yrs

Forever in beta

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CONTACT

๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ github.com/iggydv
๐Ÿ“ Utrecht, The Netherlands
๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn Profile

EDUCATION

Master's Degree: 2018-2021
University of Stellenbosch
Thesis: Nomad - A P2P Distributed Storage network for MMVEs
Bachelors Degree: 2013-2016
BEng (Electronic & Electrical Engineering)
University of Stellenbosch
Dissertation: Mininet as a Network Emulator

SKILLS

Golang โญ 3 yrs
Java 13 yrs
Python 8 yrs
Docker 8 yrs
AWS 8 yrs
PostgreSQL 8 yrs
Kubernetes 6 yrs
Kotlin 3 yrs
Terraform 3 yrs
Ruby 3 yrs

GITHUB PROJECTS

๐ŸŽต WHAT I'M LISTENING TO

๐Ÿ“š WHAT I'M READING

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EXPERIENCE (8+ years)

Senior Software Engineer @ Creative Fabrica May 2025 - Present

Part of the Social team building Creative Fabrica's social platform, enabling creators to connect, share, and collaborate. Working on scalable microservices architecture to support a growing creative community.

Tech Stack: Golang Kubernetes Docker Terraform AWS Kafka
Social Platform Microservices
Senior Software Engineer @ WeTransfer Sept 2022 - May 2025

Key player on the Sudo (Core Services) Team, contributing to architecture, implementation, and optimization of WeTransfer's storage, upload, and download services affecting millions of users worldwide. Focus on smart solutions for decreasing storage costs, reducing carbon emissions, and improving performance.

Tech Stack: Golang Ruby JavaScript TypeScript Kubernetes Terraform AWS Datadog
WeGreen Initiative Cost Optimization Core Services
Software Engineer @ bol.com Apr 2019 - Sep 2022

Data Science Team (Jun 2022 - Sep 2022): Developed marketing attribution pipeline and ML model using first-party data, improving reporting and affiliate payouts.

SEO Team (Apr 2019 - Jun 2022): Developed high-performance SEO services optimizing web visibility through Google, emphasizing clean architecture and robust performance in a rapidly growing e-Commerce environment.

Tech Stack: Java Kotlin Python Spring Boot Kubernetes Docker GCP Apache Beam
Systems Developer @ Entersekt Sep 2017 - Mar 2019

Backend engineer working on Entersekt's security-focused products, specifically the Secure Gateway enabling banks to implement push authentication for transactions. Developed and maintained AWS AMIs for cloud deployments and managed physical on-premise server setups.

Tech Stack: Java Bash Python Cassandra Tomcat AWS Docker Maven
๐ŸŽ“ INTERNSHIP
Graduate Engineering Intern @ Reutech Radar Systems Apr 2017 - Sep 2017 ยท 6 mos

Gained hands-on experience across diverse engineering challenges, including high-frequency design and installation, optical processing, solar tracking for Photovoltaic solar panels, and applying systems engineering principles to large-scale projects at one of South Africa's leading radar systems companies.

Tech Stack: Software Development Git Systems Engineering High-Frequency Design
Radar Systems Engineering Intern

NOTABLE PROJECTS

Nomad - P2P Distributed Storage Network
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Master's thesis project implementing a peer-to-peer distributed storage network for Massively Multiplayer Virtual Environments (MMVEs). Features Voronoi-based grouping, dynamic peer migration, and multiple storage backends including H2 and RocksDB.
Java P2P Networks Distributed Systems Kubernetes
WeGreen Initiative (WeTransfer)
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Achieved 15% reduction in total storage costs by co-creating the WeGreen initiative, which proposed changes to the default storage duration for transfers on WeTransfer. This initiative contributed to WeTransfer's 78% reduction in server emissions while the business continued to grow - featured in AWS sustainability case study.
Golang Kubernetes AWS Sustainability Cost Optimization
Content Scanning Application Optimization (WeTransfer)
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Reduced Kubernetes cluster usage by nearly 20% and achieved significant cost savings by leading the re-implementation of a legacy Crystal-based content scanning application to a Golang alternative. The original service was responsible for 40% of total cluster resource usage.
Golang Crystal Kubernetes Performance

LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL

Founder, WeTransfer core-services Un-conference 2023-2024
WeTransfer Culture Champion 2024
Founder, bol.com Knowledge Nibbles 2020-2022
bol.com Fleet Meeting Committee 2019-2020
Entersekt Social Committee 2018