Armand Pieterse
Application & Integration
"Polyglot problem-solver: if it connects, scales or bulkifies, I'm in."
Armand leads the architecture and deep-code side of every Salesforce or custom-dev build at ReadyRun. He designs data models, integration meshes, and performance guards, then jumps straight into Apex, Django, or TypeScript to make them real.
Career Snapshot
Dynamics AX developer; optimised procurement flows for retail ERP.
Salesforce dev at a life-insurance firm; promoted to platform lead. Delivered end-to-end quoting engine.
Architected WhatsApp benefits engine for BIBC: 300k users, LWC front, Django API.
Led data-migration framework (22M documents); cut runtime from 72h to 9h.
Co-founded ReadyRun; designed AI-assisted onboarding suite for SA Home Loans.
Certifications
Toolbox
Languages
Apex, Python, TypeScript, C#
Frameworks
Django, SvelteKit, FastAPI, Lightning Web Components
Data
PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, S3
Integration
MuleSoft, Kafka, CDC events, REST/GraphQL
DevOps
GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, Fly.io
Recent Wins
AI Form Builder
LangChain-powered builder auto-mapped 120+ PDF forms to Salesforce schema, slicing 40h/week of manual mapping.
Edge Cloud Migration
Re-platformed four LWC portals to Fly.io multi-region; p95 fell below 250ms.
Bulk Export Refactor
Re-wrote legacy Apex data export to Streaming API + S3 chunk upload; throughput ↑ 10×, CPU time ↓ 70%.
Beyond the Keyboard
Steel drummer, occasional trail-runner, and dad to two Labradors (who star in most sprint demos).