Technology Leader  ·  CTO  ·  Director of Engineering

Andre Coetzee

Strategic Technology Leader with 12+ years of experience spanning founding CTO roles to enterprise-scale leadership. Expert at bridging complex technical architecture — from AI-driven agentic systems to global fintech infrastructure — with high-level business growth strategy.

Current Role Director of Engineering
Company Collab · California
Based In Garden Route, South Africa
Experience 12+ Years
Availability Open to CTO Roles
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Areas of Expertise

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Generative & Agentic AI

I build autonomous agentic systems that act as a force-multiplier for engineering teams, fundamentally accelerating the software delivery lifecycle. My systems go beyond simple assistance — they actively execute work, make decisions within defined guardrails, and self-correct to optimize operational efficiency.

Python LangChain LangGraph Qdrant Claude Code Vertex AI Postgres
Multi-Platform Technology

I design unified, high-efficiency codebases that drive web, mobile, and API interfaces from a single source of truth. By leveraging monorepo structures and hybrid frameworks, I eliminate platform silos to cut development cycles in half — releasing simultaneous features across iOS, Android, and Web.

Nx.Dev TypeScript Flutter Vue.js Firebase GCP AWS Kubernetes
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Data Platforms

I architect scalable data ecosystems that transform raw transactional data into a strategic business asset. From robust ETL/ELT pipelines to cloud warehouses, I enable organizations to pivot to data-driven decision-making powering advanced analytics, executive dashboards, and machine learning models.

BigQuery dbt Kafka Snowflake Fivetran Python
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Work Experience

Collab
California, United States · Remote
Director of Engineering Jan 2025 — Current
Jan 2025 — Current
AssetPool
Toronto, Canada · Remote
CTO Feb 2023 — Jan 2025
f-CTO Jul 2021 — Jan 2023
Jul 2021 — Jan 2025
Hashtagpaid
Toronto, Canada · In Office
Data Engineering Lead Jan 2022 — Feb 2023
Jan 2022 — Feb 2023
Acceleratorapp
Lisbon, Portugal · Remote
f-CTO Jun 2021 — Feb 2022
Jun 2021 — Feb 2022
Bank of Canada
Toronto, Canada · In Office
Technical Lead Sept 2019 — Jun 2021
Sept 2019 — Jun 2021
JOBJACK
South Africa · Remote
CTO Feb 2018 — Sept 2019
Feb 2018 — Sept 2019
Yoco
South Africa · In Office
Senior Fullstack Engineer Aug 2017 — Jan 2018
Aug 2017 — Jan 2018
Impact.com
South Africa · In Office
Software Engineer Apr 2015 — Aug 2017
Apr 2015 — Aug 2017
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Technical Skills

AI & Data Engineering
Agentic AI / LLMs
95%
LangChain / LangGraph
90%
Python
88%
BigQuery / dbt
85%
Kafka / Snowflake
80%
Full-Stack & Mobile
TypeScript / Node.js
95%
Flutter / Dart
90%
Vue.js / Nuxt
88%
NestJS / GraphQL
85%
PostgreSQL / MongoDB
90%
Cloud & Infrastructure
GCP
92%
AWS
88%
Firebase
90%
Kubernetes
78%
Docker / CI-CD
85%
Leadership & Strategy
Engineering Leadership
96%
Technical Strategy
94%
Product Architecture
92%
Stakeholder Mgmt
90%
Agile / Kanban
92%
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Education & Certifications

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B.Sc. Computer Systems
Heriot-Watt University
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Certified Agentic AI Expert
Blockchain Council