Summary
Priyen Pillay is a co-founder and seasoned software engineer with nine years' experience building developer-centric solutions and leading integration, onboarding, fraud and risk efforts at Stitch. He blends hands-on engineering, solutions architecture and developer experience to help teams stitch reliable systems together while owning support and client onboarding end-to-end. Prior roles span full-stack development, agile team leadership, innovation engineering and even property development management, giving him a pragmatic, product-focused perspective on technical and business trade-offs. He has a strong background in fraud & risk operations and SysAdmin duties, making him effective at both prevention and rapid incident response. Based in the Western Cape, South Africa, Priyen pairs startup grit with cross-functional leadership and a knack for turning complex integration challenges into smooth developer experiences. An early career mix of product ownership and mentoring hints at his aptitude for scaling teams as well as systems.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Matric, Matric at Clifton School
Project Management, Property development, Project Management, Property development at Varsity College
Zulu, English, Afrikaans