LEVEL 9 • MAX RANK REACHED

Thabelo Mmbengeni

Chief Technology Officer • Chief Architect • Agentic AI

Technology leader with 15+ years spanning software development, system architecture, and engineering leadership. I turn business goals into robust, scalable systems — today focused on architecting agentic AI, AI-powered chatbots, and automation that streamline how businesses run.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa +27 82 497 5852
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Class: Technology Leader • Lvl 9
Career XP15+ yrs / MASTERED
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The Journey

Career progression map

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CTO, Architect & DeveloperAug 2024 – Present
FCB.ai (formerly Finchatbot)ACTIVEBoss Level

Lead architecture, full-stack development and systems administration. Design agentic AI chatbots and autonomous agent workflows, integrating LLMs into production with end-to-end orchestration and n8n automation.

ClaudeNestJSn8nAgentic AI
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Chief Technology Officer — ContractorFeb 2022 – Aug 2024
Decommerce, Switzerland+2.5 yrs XP

Architected all business technology directly from requirements. Built GPT-based automation and RAG within the SaaS ecosystem, guided Web2/Web3 integrations, and owned security, compliance and DevOps on GCP.

GCPGraphQLRAG
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Chief Architect OfficerAug 2021 – Feb 2022
FinchatbotArchitect Unlocked

Architected all business technology systems, designed from requirements to high-level components, selected technologies and their interconnections, and led architectural & team code reviews.

MicroservicesEvent-Driven
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Chief Technology OfficerJan 2019 – Aug 2021
FinchatbotOrg Builder

Defined the technology roadmap, recruitment strategy, org structure and costing to scale the business. Ran client scoping, set delivery processes, and administered Linux cloud systems across AWS, HostAfrica and Rackspace.

LinuxAWS
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Lead DeveloperAug 2017 – Jan 2019
FinchatbotLed 8 Devs

Led a team of 8 developers, architected AI chatbot systems and automation software, produced detailed specs and production code with automated testing, and built analytics tools for clients and internal use.

Node.jsAI Chatbots
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Senior DeveloperFeb 2015 – Sep 2017
Bettech • Ekaya+2.5 yrs XP

Designed backend systems and RESTful APIs, integrated third-party services, implemented unit/integration testing and CI/CD, optimised SQL, and modernised legacy Java — PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, CakePHP, Elasticsearch.

PHPMySQLPostgreSQL
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Senior Front-End & Mobile DeveloperJul 2013 – Dec 2014
Altech ISISMobile Unlocked

Built front-end web and mobile apps for Android and iOS, created RESTful APIs, improved UI/UX, and applied CI/CD to the existing environment while liaising with customers on requirements.

JavaScriptHTML5CSS
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Team Lead — Web & MobileMar 2012 – Jul 2013
ZaPOPFirst Command

Managed a team of 8 web and mobile developers (including hiring), ran daily Scrum and MDW meetings, delivered full-stack CakePHP for internal and external clients, and managed a Rackspace server cluster with custom CI/CD.

RubyGit
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Junior Software DeveloperNov 2008 – Feb 2012
Traffic Management TechnologiesOrigin Story

Software design and development in C/C++ and Java, including custom Linux modules and OS-level development, plus tools for testing, data analysis and 3D-simulation post-processing with hardware/software integration testing.

C/C++Java
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Tech arsenal

Languages

Node.jsNode.js JavaScriptJavaScript JavaJava C++C / C++ ReactReact HTML5HTML5 CSSCSS

Frameworks

NestJSNestJS Next.jsNext.js React NativeReact Native LaravelLaravel RubyRuby StrapiStrapi

Data & Query

PostgreSQLPostgreSQL MySQLMySQL RedisRedis GraphQLGraphQL

Cloud & DevOps

Google CloudGoogle Cloud AWS DockerDocker DigitalOceanDigitalOcean DatadogDatadog LinuxLinux NginxNginx ApacheApache JenkinsJenkins GitHub ActionsGitHub Actions

AI & Automation

ClaudeClaude Code OpenAI Codex GeminiGoogle Gemini n8nn8n Agentic AI RAG Agent Orchestration
Stats

Skill proficiency

System Architecture98
Backend Engineering95
Agentic AI & Automation92
Cloud & DevOps90
Technical Leadership96
Full-Stack Delivery94
Achievements

Trophies unlocked

Veteran

15+ years shipping software across the full stack and the org chart.

Unlocked

Team Commander

Built and led engineering teams of up to 8, including hiring and mentoring.

Unlocked

Global Operator

Delivered as CTO across South Africa and a Switzerland contract.

Unlocked

AI Pioneer

Agentic AI, RAG and LLM orchestration running in production systems.

Unlocked

Chief Architect

Microservices and event-driven systems designed straight from business goals.

Unlocked

Startup Scaler

Defined roadmaps, org structure and DevOps to scale a growing business.

Unlocked
Origin

Education & more

BSc Computer Science

University of the Western Cape • completed all computer science modules.

Languages

English • Tshivenda

Interests

Travel • Music (DJ) • Reading • Video games