Madelein van Niekerk is an experienced software engineer specializing in backend development and platform engineering. Currently, Madelein holds the position of Backend Engineer in Global Search at GitLab, a role started in September 2022. Prior to this, Madelein served as a Senior Platform Engineer at OfferZen, where responsibilities included managing AWS application infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developing efficient development environments, with notable projects involving the transformation of a Rails monolith into a Rails backend paired with SPA React frontends. Earlier experience includes a Junior Software Engineer role at Prodigy Finance, where a key project involved creating a microservice to streamline the student loan process. Madelein's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Stellenbosch University, completed in 2017, and an NSC from Kimberley Girls' High School, obtained in 2013.
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