Mxoleleni Ndlovu

An aspiring software Tester | Developer who is passionate about technology, self motivated, an enthusiastic candidate who is keen on learning new things and understand more about the tech industry, and solve problems using different technical skills.

I am looking for an opportunity to learn and grow in the software development space. I have learned and worked with C#, Selenium WebDriver, .NET Core, Java (Object Oriented Programming), Python, JavaScript, Relational Databases, SQL, Persistence in Java and HTML with CSS during my time at WeThinkCode_. I hope my journey leads me to being one of the best out there.

Project Reviewer

At WeThinkCode_ From Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

• Role: Review group projects and assess technical ability and culture fit based on what they present in
  the review.
• Read and understand the technical requirements of the group projects provided to the boot campers in order to reliably conduct a review of the code and a candidate’s technical ability.
• Conduct 45 minute review sessions on a group project and provide feedback on a candidate’s technical and cultural fit based on my experience as a student.
• Review and provide feedback on a candidate’s interest in technology in order to gauge if they have the right motives for joining the WeThinkCode_ program.
• Review a candidate’s understanding of basic programming concepts in order to gauge if they will keep up with the pace and difficulty of the course.

Project Mentor

At WeThinkCode_ From Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

• Role: Support and guide boot campers when they need help and provide additional insights about boot campers to help WeThinkCode_ select the best people for the program and the community.
• Be available to assist for a full 6 day boot camp.
• Support and guide mentees while they plan their project and observe their interactions and engagements and report on this in the Boot camp Management System(BMS).
•  Observe engagements and participation in the Slack discussions and report on this in the BMS.
• General mentoring and support where needed.

WeThinkCode_ (September 2021 - December 2022)

National Certificate: NQF level 5 - Information Technology in Systems Development

WeThinkCode_ is training the next generation of Africa's top tech talent to promote the digitization of African business. The program has a mission to close the skills gap in the digital sector and prepare youth to participate in the economy. The program produces work ready and highly skilled graduates with a clear knowledge of the tech environment. This is achieved through the campus peer to peer environment. They recruit the sharpest minds and transforming them into outstanding software developers.

I have managed to learn the following concepts:
- Quality Assurance
- Automated Testing (Functional, Api and Gui Testing)
- Java (Object Oriented Programming)
- Python and Java Fundamentals
- APIs
- Google APIs
- Client/ Server applications 
- Packaging applications using build scripts and makefile,
- JavaScript, HTML, CSS and Thymeleaf
- Refactoring
- Persistence with relational databases, SQL, JDBC
- CI\CD
- Docker
- HTTP and Web APIs

Skills: Web Testing · API Testing · .NET Core · Unit Testing · Selenium WebDriver · Quality Assurance Testing · Software Testing · Test Planning · Technical Design · Test Scenarios · Test Automation · Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Python (Programming Language) · Java · C# · Code Review · Database Management System (DBMS) · Computer Programming · Gitlab · HTML5 · JavaScript · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · SQL · Communication · Refactoring · Teamwork · Microsoft Visual Studio Code · IntelliJ IDEA · Leadership

University of Cape Town (2015-2018 incomplete)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics

Skills: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Python (Programming Language) · Java · Code Review · Computer Programming · HTML5 · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · SQL · Communication · Teamwork · Leadership