AI Product Engineer & Software Developer · Johannesburg, ZA
Masai Mahapa
I build full-stack products end to end — from enterprise systems used by millions to practical AI workflows with a human in the loop. Currently building Vuti.io.
Selected work
All projectsVuti.io
ActiveFounder & AI Product Engineer2026 —
An approval-first AI social-media operator. It grounds drafts in your brand, keeps every post in a clear workflow, and publishes to five networks only after your approval.
- React / Next.js
- Node.js
- Python
- OpenAI
TOBi — VodaPay Digital Assistant
XiB Solutions2023 — 2026
Digital assistant inside the VodaPay super app, powering customer self-service and transaction journeys at enterprise scale.
- 2M+
- chats / month
- 97%
- containment rate
- React
- JavaScript
- API integration
Toolbox
- Frontend
- React & Next.js
- TypeScript
- HTML & CSS
- Backend
- Node.js
- Python
- Java
- AI products
- OpenAI APIs
- LLM workflows
- Human-in-the-loop AI
- Data & platform
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- Docker
Experience
- 2026 — Present
Vuti.io
Founder & AI Product Engineer
Building an approval-first AI social-media operator for founders and small teams.
- Designed the Plan → Review → Scheduled → Published workflow so every post has an explicit state.
- Grounded generation in brand voice, visual rules, business facts and approved assets.
- Built platform-aware previews and publishing across LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Bluesky and Facebook.
- Feb 2023 — Mar 2026
XiB Solutions
Software Developer
Built dynamic frontend interfaces with React for the VodaPay TOBi assistant.
- High-performance backend services with Node.js and Oracle DB.
- Containerised deployment workflows with Docker and OpenShift.
- Cross-functional delivery in agile teams.
- Feb 2021 — Feb 2023
Telkom SA
Software Developer
Built a lead-management web app for online mobile and fibre contract applications.
- Facial recognition for user identity verification.
- Java, Spring framework and JavaScript across the stack.
- Contributed to the OpenServe app using React (Next.js).