Daniel Van Niekerk
Platform Partner
Stellenbosch Local Municipality, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Van Niekerk is a mechatronics-trained software engineer with 10 years of hands-on experience who pivoted to software during his Master's and has been building platform and integration solutions since. Currently a Platform Partner at Alis Exchange, he progressed from software engineering and integrations roles, bringing a systems-thinking approach that blends control-systems rigour with pragmatic software delivery. His background includes developing a Simulink-based virtual control practical used for university teaching and creating embedded and Python tooling for UAVs and data acquisition—evidence of a strong hardware-software bridge. Based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, he thrives on continuous innovation and shipping practical, testable solutions that straddle automation, embedded systems, and cloud-backed platforms.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Master's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Stellenbosch UniversityNational Senior Certificate (Matric) Physical Sciences Accounting Engineering Graphics and Design, National Senior Certificate (Matric) Physical Sciences Accounting Engineering Graphics and Design at Sentraal High School
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (87)
modals9
sms9
datepicker8
popover8
push-notifications8
chat8
onesignal8
ui-components8
react8
typeahead8
ios8
widgets8
bootstrap8
android8
daterangepicker8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Game-Tester/unity-example
Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:5 commits, 7 pushes in 1 year
Game-Tester/unity-api-wrapper
Oct 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:14 commits, 11 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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