TENNYSON TAKUDZWA ZVAITA
Software Engineer
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SUMMARY
Enthusiastic and skilled software developer with over 3 years of professional experience, specialising in creating and maintaining software for a SaaS company. Strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, commitment to continuous learning and team collaboration. Adept at delivering high-quality, secure, and performant code in remote work environments. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Revagroup, Denmark - Spider Developer(Python)March 2025 - Present
● Designed and implemented scalable web-scraping pipelines using the Python framework Scrapy to extract structured data from 50+ real-estate websites, including dynamic JavaScript rendered pages.
● Automated scheduling and orchestration of scraping jobs.
● Maintaining the deployed spiders(scrapers) from sentry alerts.
● Maintained code quality, adhering to coding best practices and version control using Git Revagroup, Denmark - Software Engineer(Ruby on Rails)January 2022 - June 2024
● Developed and maintained robust, scalable, and secure applications in a fully remote setting.
● Collaborated with customer support to troubleshoot and resolve product issues efficiently.
● Partnered with SEO and Data teams to implement and optimize new features.
● Engaged in daily stand-up meetings to align with team goals and project timelines.
● Specialized in feed-related tasks to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
● Integrated Plecto for enhanced analytics and reporting functionalities.
● Authored and updated comprehensive documentation for new processes and existing systems.
● Continuously enhanced technical skills by exploring new tools and technologies. Freelance - Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer February 2021 - March 2021
● Worked in a distributed team of three to make informed architectural and design decisions.
● Wrote clean, efficient, and well-tested code to improve application performance.
● Optimized database queries, significantly enhancing speed by eliminating n+1 query issues. EDUCATION
Harare Institute of Technology - BTech Information Technology September 2021 - May 2025
● Developing advanced technical skills and knowledge in IT.
● Engaged in courses on technical communication, entrepreneurship, marketing, and business management.
● Studying ethics and professionalism in the tech industry. Microverse - Full Stack Software Engineer Certificate October 2019 - December 2020
● Completed 1500+ hours mastering web development, game development, and data structures.
● Built 25+ professional-grade projects with thorough testing, documentation, and code reviews.
● Worked both independently and collaboratively through remote pair programming.
● Actively participated in daily standups and peer-to-peer code reviews.
● Mentored two students, providing technical, professional, and psychological support. SKILLS
● Programming Languages & Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Phaser3, Python, Scrapy, C#, Android studio(Java)
● Frontend Technologies: HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, React, Redux, JQuery, Haml, Bootstrap, Tailwind
● Database & Backend: PostgreSQL, SQLite, AWS, Docker, Heroku, Kubernetes, Omniauth
● Testing & Development Tools: RSpec, Minitest, Jest, Git, Jira, Unix, GitHub, GitLab