Our Team
Armand Pieterse
Full-Stack & Salesforce Application Architect
"Polyglot problem-solver: if it connects, scales or bulkifies, I'm in."
Current Role
Armand leads the architecture and deep-code side of every Salesforce or custom-dev build at This Is 42. He designs data models, integration meshes and performance guards, then jumps straight into Apex, Django or TypeScript to make them real.
Superpowers at a Glance
| Area | Strength |
|---|---|
| Bulk-safe Apex & LWC | Writes governor-proof logic that stays fast at millions of rows. |
| Polyglot Backend | Django, FastAPI and Node micro-services wired to pgvector for AI search. |
| Integration & Data | Kafka, MuleSoft, Salesforce CDC, AWS S3 and SAP IDoc pipelines. |
| AI Enablement | OpenAI and LangChain features stitched into existing CRMs in weeks. |
| Rapid Delivery | Code-gen CLI contributor; shaves weeks off boiler-plate tasks. |
Career Snapshot
| Year | Highlight |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | Dynamics AX developer; optimised procurement flows for retail ERP. |
| 2016-2019 | Salesforce dev at a life-insurance firm; promoted to platform lead—delivered end-to-end quoting engine. |
| 2020 | Architected WhatsApp benefits engine for BIBC: 300 k users, LWC front, Django API. |
| 2021 | Led data-migration framework (22 M documents) for Auctionation; cut runtime from 72 h to 9 h. |
| 2022-Now | Co-founded This Is 42; designed AI-assisted onboarding suite for SA Home Loans. |
Certifications & Badges
- Salesforce Application Architect – 7× domain certs
- Salesforce AI Associate
- Salesforce JavaScript Developer I
- AWS Developer Associate
- ISTQB Foundation
Toolbox
- Languages
- Apex, Python, TypeScript, C#
- Frameworks
- Django, SvelteKit, FastAPI, Lightning Web Components
- Data
- PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, S3
- Integration
- MuleSoft, Kafka, CDC events, REST/GraphQL
- DevOps
- GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, Fly.io
Recent Wins
- AI Form Builder
- LangChain-powered builder auto-mapped 120+ PDF forms to Salesforce schema—sliced 40 h/week of manual mapping.
- Edge Cloud Migration
- Re-platformed four LWC portals to Fly.io multi-region; p95 fell below 250 ms.
- Bulk Export Refactor
- Re-wrote legacy Apex data export to Streaming API + S3 chunk upload; throughput ↑ 10×, CPU time ↓ 70%.
Speaking & Community
- Salesforce Dev Group (Cape Town) — "Bulkification Beyond Governor Limits"
- Open-source maintainer: sf-apex-bulkutils (400 GitHub stars)
- Mentor at SIS Code Camp — teaches Python to high-schoolers every quarter
Beyond the Keyboard
Steel drummer, occasional trail-runner and dad to two Labradors (who star in most sprint demos).
Get in Touch
- /armand-pieterse
- armand@thisis42.com
- Calendly
- Architecture deep-dive (30 min)