Yashiel Sookdeo

Builder.
Engineer.
Founder.

Yashiel Sookdeo

I build products from zero to production. Currently co‑founding SkyLog and engineering at Stitch.

Work

Projects

What I'm building

Shipped products and open-source tools.

SkyLog

Enterprise fleet and transport management platform. Real-time tracking, 7 modules, automated invoicing, route optimisation, and analytics. Built and running on AWS.

TypeScriptAWSMapboxSaaSCarTrack APINode.js

Nexion Deck

Multi-tenant AI agent provisioning platform. Autonomously deploys and manages agents that run businesses and workflows end-to-end.

AI AgentsAutomationMulti-TenantCloud

houston

Multi-context autonomous development orchestrator for Claude Code.

ShellAICLI

vector-memory

Persistent vector memory for AI agents. Indexes a workspace directory into Qdrant for semantic search.

PythonQdrantAI

git-mesh

VS Code extension for managing multiple Git repositories simultaneously.

TypeScriptVS Code

checkers60-cli

Shop Checkers Sixty60 and complete purchases directly from the command line.

PythonCLIAPI

takealot-cli

Search products, manage your cart, and checkout on Takealot without a browser.

PythonCLI

woolworths-cli

Woolworths Dash grocery delivery right from your terminal.

PythonCLI

postnet-cli

Track your PostNet parcels in one command.

PythonCLI

orro-cli

CLI for Tuya-based standing desks — Orro and compatible models.

PythonIoTCLI

keep-awake

macOS menu bar utility to bypass Jamf-managed screen locks and prevent sleep.

SwiftmacOS

skystream

Media streaming web application deployed live on Vercel.

JavaScriptStreaming

sapio

Soon

Personal finance app for South Africans. Coming soon.

KotlinAndroid
All repositories

Experience

Where I've worked

Founder
Employment
Concurrent

Full Stack Engineer III

Dec 2025 –
Stitch Cape Town · Hybrid

Engineering South Africa's leading payments platform ($107M funded) powering payments for MTN, Vodacom, Takealot, FlySafair, and Hollywoodbets. Building across the full stack — online payments, open banking, card-present terminal systems, and merchant infrastructure.

Node.jsJavaKotlinFintechOpen BankingPCI DSS

Founding Board Member

Oct 2025 –
Nexion Technologies Cape Town

Building autonomous AI agents and workflows that run businesses and manage lives. Currently in charge of SkyLog.

AI AgentsAutomationLeadership

Senior Frontend Engineer

Jun – Nov 2025
Nedbank Johannesburg · Hybrid

Lead Android dev for insurance side of the Nedbank app. Rolled out features, bug fixes, and performance enhancements. Spearheaded React Native migration on Android.

KotlinJavaAndroidReact Native

Cloud Architecture Consultant

May – Nov 2025
Saya Setona (IBM) Johannesburg · Remote

Architected AWS-first serverless systems. Key projects: real-time citizen engagement platform (WebSockets + SNS/Cognito), serverless financial reporting engine, monitoring & observability stack (CloudWatch, GuardDuty).

AWSServerlessTerraformCloudFormation

Android Engineer

May – Jun 2025
Nedbank Johannesburg · Hybrid
KotlinJavaAndroid

Full Stack Engineer II

Jan – May 2025
Saya Setona (IBM) Johannesburg · Hybrid

Led a team of 4 building AWS-based systems. Blended product ownership, cloud architecture, and Agile leadership.

AWSAgileTeam Lead

Web Developer

Oct – Dec 2024
Sunrose Online Durban · Hybrid

Built eCommerce sites and ran performance-driven ad campaigns. Uplifted UX, SEO, and site performance.

WooCommerceCloud SecuritySEO

IT Administrator

Feb – Oct 2024
Dhoda Carriers Pietermaritzburg · On-site

Led telematics, tracking, and analytics initiatives. Deployed fleet monitoring and data reporting systems for logistics optimisation.

Fleet TelematicsLogistics Systems

ERP Project Manager

Feb – Oct 2024
Airlite Plastics Pietermaritzburg · On-site

Migrated legacy ops to Odoo ERP. Streamlined and automated business workflows.

OdooERP

Co-Founder

Oct 2022 –
SkyLog Cape Town

Launched enterprise fleet-management platform with real-time tracking, automated workflows, 7 core modules, and deep analytics. Architected everything from the ground up. Autonomously run by Nexion Tech.

TypeScriptAWSSaaSMapboxNode.js

IT & Systems Administrator

Nov 2021 – Nov 2023
Skyner Engineering Pietermaritzburg · Hybrid

Managed Sage ERP, CarTrack/Geotab fleet tracking, and optimised logistics workflows. This is where the idea for SkyLog was born.

Sage ERPCarTrackGeotab

Java Programming Tutor

Apr – Dec 2022
Varsity College Durban · Hybrid

Mentored students in OOP, Java, and cross-platform fundamentals.

JavaTeachingOOP

Background

The short version

Software engineer based in Cape Town. I work mostly in Java, Kotlin, and Node.js — currently in fintech at Stitch.

Before that I was the lead Android engineer at Nedbank Insurance, working on the Nedbank app in Kotlin and Java. And before that, cloud consulting at Saya Setona, building serverless systems on AWS.

I also co-founded SkyLog, a fleet management platform I built from scratch. The idea came from managing fleet tracking at Skyner Engineering — I saw the gap and built the product. Still running it.

Certification

AWS

Solutions Architect

Cloud Architecture

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Summa Cum Laude
IIE Varsity College

Full-stack, cloud, and app dev. Java, Kotlin, C#, SQL, Azure, MongoDB, React.

JavaKotlinSQLAzureMongoDBReact

Alexandra High

Grade: A

President of Audio-Visual Team. Academic Mentor. Student Council.

SQLPascal

Contact

Let's talk

Open to interesting work, side projects, or just a chat. Cape Town based.