Adrian van den Houten

Adrian van den Houten

Software Engineer III at Takealot

Passionate about people, products, distributed systems, and DevOps

With nearly 8 years of experience in software engineering, I specialise in building scalable, resilient, and high-performance systems. My background spans Supply Chain, Fintech, Blockchain technologies, and Communications. I thrive by working in microservices environment, particularly those designed with Domain-Driven Design, and have a strong passion for DevOps and cloud-native architectures.

Driven by a desire to build software that not only solves complex technical challenges but also delivers delight and meaningful impact to users.

Adrian van den Houten in a professional suit

Current Interests

  • Working with global payments infrastructure and card networks.
  • Building scalable, cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.
  • Implementing Observability within applications and designing DevOps automations.
  • Architecting event-driven systems with a Domain-Driven Design approach.
  • Building high-performance applications with NestJS and Python.

Career

Takealot

Software Engineer III

Aug 2023 - Present

Takealot is South Africa's largest e-commerce platform, handling over 100K parcel shipments daily. As part of the Supply Chain Outbound team, I develop and maintain microservices that power critical supply chain and fulfilment operations.

Momint

Senior Software Developer

Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

Momint is an NFT marketplace enabling fractional investment in assets like solar energy and fine art. I became the go-to engineer for blockchain integrations, developing smart contracts and scalable backend solutions.

Byte Orbit

Intermediate Software Developer

Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

Software Developer

Jul 2019 - Mar 2022

Byte Orbit specialises in fintech platforms, and I contributed to multiple consulting projects spanning e-commerce, banking, and corporate finance.

Zailab

Software Developer

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Zailab provides AI-powered cloud-based contact centre solutions. I was involved in architecting and developing CRM integrations with Salesforce and Zendesk, working within a microservices and event-driven environment.