Engineering Portfolio

Shopnik™ is Sputnik Devs' flagship turnkey e-commerce SaaS platform engineered for South African merchants across Starter (R349/mo), Professional (R699/mo), and Enterprise (R1,499/mo) tiers with 0% transaction commission. When a merchant subscribes, our automated cloud orchestrator provisions an isolated application container and dedicated database on Oracle Cloud, configures automated SSL/TLS security, and launches a live online store in under 2 minutes. Key capabilities include Day-1 South African payment processing (PayFast, Paystack, Instant EFT, Apple/Samsung Pay, SnapScan, Zapper, Mobicred, and Cash on Delivery), PUDO Locker & The Courier Guy shipping integration, a built-in White-Label Domain Broker (.co.za, .com, .store with zero-config DNS), a Hybrid SMS Engine (monthly free SMS credits + non-expiring Paystack top-up bundles), and the Sputnik AI Commerce Suite (24/7 AI Customer Support Chatbot, AI Semantic Search, AI Product Recommendations, AI Review Summaries, and Predictive Sales & Restock Forecasting).

Resnik™ is an enterprise-grade student residence and PBSA (Purpose-Built Student Accommodation) management ecosystem engineered for South African private residence operators and accommodation groups. Built around seven role-dedicated portals — Public Application Portal, Admin Portal, Student Portal, Property Owner Portal, Residence Manager Portal, Maintenance Staff Portal, and Catering & Laundry Staff Portals — Resnik™ digitises the entire resident lifecycle from online application and FICA/POPIA verification to room allocation, digital lease signing, and automated billing. The platform embeds 8 specialized AI agents powered by the Sputnik AI Engine (AI Room Allocation Agent, AI Application Reviewer, AI Maintenance Triage & SLA Predictor, AI Financial Risk & Arrears Forecaster, AI Meal Demand Forecaster, AI Document OCR Verifier, AI Communication Composer, and 24/7 AI Resident Assistant). It supports NSFAS allowance reconciliation and split-invoicing, dual payment gateways (Paystack & PayFast), an encrypted FICA & POPIA document vault, and real-time ecosystem synchronization with Varsnik™ University Hub. Deployed in isolated cloud containers on Oracle Cloud with automated SSL/TLS security.

Varsnik™ (University Hub) is an institutional student housing governance, accreditation, and placement platform purpose-built for South African universities and TVET Housing & Residence Affairs departments. It replaces fragmented spreadsheets with a unified command center to accredit private off-campus accommodation providers (PBSA), enforce DHET norms and standards, manage multi-campus bed capacity, and run AI-assisted student-to-residence placement at scale. Varsnik™ features an interactive GIS residence compliance map, automated accreditation inspection workflows with digital certificates, a Student Self-Service Housing & Pre-Arrival Portal, an AI Student-to-Residence Allocation Engine, AI Accreditation Document & SLA Compliance Copilots, NSFAS / sBux disbursement reconciliation, student hardship & transfer workflows, and a secure bi-directional synchronization bridge that syncs live bed occupancy, leases, and maintenance SLAs directly with Resnik™-powered residences. Hosted on Oracle Cloud with automated SSL/TLS security.

VeriSwap is a production-grade P2P currency exchange platform built for international students who need to swap between currencies such as USD, RUB, EUR, GBP, and ZAR. The platform enables users to post swap requests, get matched with verified counterparts, and complete transactions through a secure multi-step digital handshake protocol. Key highlights include a dynamic KYC verification system with AI-powered document analysis, automated payment receipt verification using AI Vision OCR, real-time SignalR-based in-app messaging, a trust score engine that enforces chunked transactions for new users, smart notifications with offline detection, and a comprehensive admin command panel with one-click account freeze capabilities. Deployed in isolated containers on DigitalOcean Cloud with automated SSL/TLS security.