Alvin Muala

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group (2023-01 – Present)

Architected backend systems in .NET Core and Golang for e-commerce operations, handling stock allocation, inventory management, order processing, and parcel tracking to improve efficiency and reliability.
Designed and implementing event-driven microservices using Kafka, optimizing inter-service communication and reducing system latency across fulfillment workflows.
Integrated cross-team APIs for shipping, inter-branch transfers (IBTs), and stock adjustments, streamlining e-commerce fulfillment and minimizing manual interventions.
Developed internal dashboards and frontend tools with Retool, enhancing operational visibility, user experience, and decision-making efficiency.

Senior Software Engineer at Revix (2021-11 – 2023-01)

Built, maintained, and modernized .NET Core financial microservices, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs that support core transactional and reporting workflows.
Authored technical specifications and solution designs for new features, translating business requirements into well-architected implementations while collaborating across product, architecture, and engineering teams.
Performed code reviews, refactoring, and system upgrades, deploying production-ready web services via CI/CD pipelines and producing clear operational documentation to ensure long-term maintainability and stability.

.NET Engineer at Lula (2020-10 – 2021-11)

Served as a .NET specialist within a team of six back-end engineers at a fintech company delivering lending and financial products for SMEs, in partnership with South Africa's leading financial institutions.
Led the restructuring and modernization of the client-facing loan application, migrating a legacy monolithic system to .NET 5, decoupling tightly coupled components, and exposing core business capabilities as independent web services.
Re-engineered the application's front end using Blazor, improving maintainability, performance, and developer productivity while aligning the solution with modern .NET architectural standards.

.NET Developer at Realm Digital (2019-03 – 2020-10)

Worked as part of a .NET development team delivering enterprise financial solutions using .NET Core, C#, SQL, JavaScript, Azure DevOps, and Git.
Served as sole developer for Sanlam Corporate Calculators, a secure client-facing retirement planning web application that performed complex investment projections and retirement calculations; built with ASP.NET MVC Core 3.1, OTP-based authentication, and custom backend financial logic.
Contributed to the Sanlam Pensioner Journey initiative, developing an internal web platform that enabled staff to deliver tailored financial services to pensioners through digital workflows, complex calculations, and forecasting using ASP.NET MVC, Angular (JS & 2+), and RESTful REST APIs.

.NET Developer at Drive Revenue (2016-01 – 2019-03)

Developed and enhanced accounting web applications for the legal services sector, supporting billing, reporting, and financial management for law firms and their clients.
Contributed to Drive Practice, an accounting platform for SME law firms built with ASP.NET MVC (later ported to .NET Core), implementing features such as Excel-based financial reports, PDF invoice generation, and dynamic graphs and forecasting models to visualize client data.
Played a key role in stabilizing and modernizing Drive Chambers, a client-facing accounting application with legacy billing constraints, revamping the front end by migrating from Knockout.js to React.js, improving performance, usability, and maintainability.

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