Sebastian Morkel
Software Developer
Backend, systems, and full-stack engineering. Practical software built to ship.
Education
Stellenbosch University
Jan 2026 – PresentBSc (Mathematical Sciences) — Focal Area: Applied Mathematics
- Majors: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science
Professional Experience
Freelance Website Design & Development
Feb 2024 – Present- Designed and developed 10+ websites for small-to-medium businesses, owning each project end-to-end (client communication, design, development, deployment).
- Applied SEO techniques that ranked multiple client sites on the first page of Google for targeted keywords.
Projects
Study Activity Dashboard
2026FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker, React, TypeScript, TanStack Query, Google Gemini API
A full-stack internal dashboard that reads student study activity from Postgres and presents per-student stats, a gap-free 14-day activity chart, and an LLM-generated "at a glance" summary.
Personal Portfolio
2026Astro, TypeScript, Cloudflare Pages, Playwright
A statically-generated portfolio and skills hub built with Astro. One tagged content source that populates filtered discipline pages, a skills explorer, and auto-generated PDF CVs.
AI Budget Coach
2026Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase (PostgreSQL), Google Gemini API
A full-stack budgeting web app that turns income and expenses into interactive charts and AI-generated financial insights, with secure per-user data.
Technical Skills
Languages: CSS3, HTML5, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, TypeScript
Tools: Docker, Git, Playwright, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Supabase, Vite
Frameworks: FastAPI, Next.js, Pydantic, React, Tailwind CSS, TanStack Query
Environments: Node.js