Randy Kubheka

Software Engineer | AI/ML Specialist | Honours Computer Science Student
Johannesburg, ZA.

About

Highly analytical Software Engineer and Honours Computer Science student specializing in architecting scalable cloud systems and productionizing machine learning models. Leverages proven expertise in developing enterprise-grade backend APIs and deploying secure AWS infrastructure, delivering high-performance, data-driven solutions within fintech environments. Adept at bridging theoretical AI/ML concepts with practical software engineering to build robust, secure, and resilient systems.

Skills

Programming Languages

Python, Boto3, Pandas, C++, C, Java, JavaScript (ES6+), C#, SQL.

Applied Machine Learning

Logic-based Reasoning, LSTM, K-Means, Regression Modeling, LLM APIs, RAG.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch), API Gateway, Docker, Linux, CI/CD.

Backend & UI Frameworks

Django, React, RESTful APIs, Qt Creator, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB.

Quantitative Tools

MATLAB, Jupyter Notebook, Git/GitHub, Mathematical Modeling, Symbolic Logic.

Work

Praesignis (AWS re/Start)
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Cloud Infrastructure Trainee

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Summary

Architected and deployed resilient enterprise cloud solutions on AWS, focusing on security, performance, and automated monitoring.

Highlights

Architected and deployed enterprise cloud solutions (EC2, S3, VPC) aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework, enhancing system resilience.

Developed event-driven serverless workflows with AWS Lambda and API Gateway, significantly reducing operational latency for downstream data requests.

Implemented comprehensive security protocols, including encryption and granular IAM roles, achieving 100% adherence to data security standards.

Automated infrastructure monitoring using CloudWatch and SNS, decreasing initial response time to system warnings for proactive issue resolution.

go DGTL (BEEM Platform)
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Software Engineering Intern

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Summary

Led backend API development and AWS migration efforts for an enterprise BEE audit platform, ensuring high availability and data integrity in a fintech environment.

Highlights

Engineered 15+ RESTful backend APIs for an enterprise BEE audit transformation platform, facilitating secure data exchange and ensuring 99.9% system availability.

Accelerated production-grade AWS migration by 20% through automated Boto3 script development for environment provisioning and data synchronization.

Resolved 50+ critical logic defects in the audit engine, achieving zero data loss during high-volume migration of sensitive financial data.

Maintained high code quality and fostered collaborative development within a high-velocity Agile environment through rigorous peer code reviews and sprint retrospectives.

Projects

Relationship Analytics Engine

Summary

Evolved a legacy C++ engine into a conversational AI assistant utilizing local LLaMA models and cloud GPT APIs for advanced natural language reasoning.

Housing Price Predictive Modeling

Summary

Performed exhaustive Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) on a 5,000-row housing dataset, identifying 12 critical features including income density and lot area.

Lotto Combo Analyzer

Summary

Engineered an end-to-end ML pipeline to analyze historical patterns using LSTM neural networks and K-Means clustering for sequence dependency discovery.

Education

University of South Africa (UNISA)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

BSc Honours

Computer Science (Specializing in Logic & AI)

Courses

Logic-Based Reasoning (COS4851)

Machine Learning (COS4852)

Formal Logic (COS4807)

NLP (COS4861)

University of South Africa (UNISA)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

BSc (Double Major)

Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

Grade: 72%

Certificates

AWS re/Start Graduate

Issued By

AWS

AWS Cloud Quest

Issued By

AWS

Praesignis Generative AI Practitioner

Issued By

Praesignis

HackerRank Software Engineering

Issued By

HackerRank

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Issued By

AWS

Awards

Postgraduate Offers 2026

Awarded By

Wits, Stellenbosch, UJ, and UNISA

Recognized for academic excellence with admission offers for postgraduate studies from top South African universities.

Languages

English