SnapScan
Russel Philander has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Russel is currently employed at SnapScan as an Engineering Manager, a position they have held since December 2021. Prior to this, they worked as an Engineering Team Lead at SnapScan from March 2021 to December 2021.
Before joining SnapScan, Philander worked at Entersekt as a Senior Software Engineer from December 2019 to February 2021. Russel also gained experience at Lobster Ink, where they held the position of Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead from October 2015 to December 2019. Russel initially joined Lobster Ink as a Software Engineer in August 2014 and worked in that role until October 2015.
Philander's career started at Metacom, where they worked as a Software Developer from June 2012 to July 2014. Prior to that, they gained valuable experience at Mochron Investments as a Software Developer from November 2010 to June 2012. At Mochron Investments, they were responsible for the redesign, implementation, and maintenance of the company's mobile banking application.
During their studies at the University of Cape Town, Philander worked as a Tutor from January 2008 to December 2009. Russel held this position for two consecutive years. Additionally, they gained valuable vacation work experience at S1 Corporation as a Software Developer, both in 2009 and 2010. During their time at S1 Corporation, they worked on software defect fixing, extending functionality, and testing SMS services.
Overall, Russel Philander has a solid background in software development and has progressively taken on leadership roles in their recent work experiences.
Russel Philander's education history begins in 2001 when they attended Schoonspuit Secondary for their secondary education. Russel completed their high school education in 2005, but there is no specific degree or field of study mentioned during this period.
In 2006, Russel enrolled at the University of Cape Town to pursue a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Engineering, which they completed in 2009. During this time, their studies focused on computer engineering.
After completing their undergraduate degree, Russel continued their education at the University of Cape Town in 2010. Russel pursued a BSc Honours degree in Computer Science, which they completed in the same year.
Overall, Russel Philander's education history includes a high school education at Schoonspuit Secondary, followed by a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, and finally a BSc Honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.
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SnapScan
SnapScan is a mobile payments app, providing South Africans with the most convenient way to pay with their phones. The app was named MTN App of the Year in 2013, and now boasts a network of over 50 000 merchants nationwide, with one million app downloads to date. SnapScan is an easy, affordable and convenient way for merchants to accept payments; as well as a safe, secure and seamless payment option for users. SnapScan combines the agility and speed of a small local startup with the industry knowledge and experience of Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank. As a team, we love solving difficult problems, especially when it comes to making fast, easy mobile payments possible! SnapScan is a product of FireID Payments, part of the FireID group, a set of local startups building elegant solutions to a wide range of difficult and interesting problems.