Ettienne L Botha
Head of Research & Development
About
Hello! I am Ettienne Botha. Head of Research & Development
I'm a versatile developer with 8 years of experience, now leading an R&D team of 4 delivering projects across 8 departments. I'm energized by databases, particularly MySQL, and web development, particularly Laravel — and these days by building AI agents that take the repetitive work off people's plates. I'm always on the lookout for fresh challenges. Hit me up!
Basic Information
- Age: 32
- Location:Poland
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +48 789198141
Skills
Database
- MySQL
- NoSQL
- SQLite
Web Development
- Laravel
- PHP
- Vue.js
- WordPress
AI & Automation
- AI Agents
- LLM Integration
- Mastra
- Inngest
AI & Agent Engineering
A large part of my work now sits around AI: designing agents that automate repetitive operational work, and research agents that handle knowledge-heavy workflows end to end. Below is what that looks like in practice.
Agent Orchestration
Building multi-step agents with Mastra for agent and workflow definition, backed by Inngest for durable, event-driven execution — retries, step state, and long-running jobs that survive a deploy.
LLM Platform Integration
Researching, evaluating, and shipping against multiple providers — OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity — picking the right model for the job rather than betting the stack on one vendor.
MCP & Tool Use
Exposing internal systems and third-party APIs to agents through Model Context Protocol servers and well-scoped tool definitions, so agents can actually read and act on real company data safely.
Automation & Research Agents
Agents that clear repetitive operational tasks off the team's plate, plus research-focused agents that gather, verify, and synthesise information across sources for knowledge-intensive workflows.
Working with
Experience
Head of Research & Development
SUSO PL, Poland
Lead the R&D team of 4, AI agent development, internal platforms across 8 departments
Software Development Manager → Senior Software Development Manager
SUSO Digital, Remote
Team & project management, scoping, code review, server and release workflows
Web Developer → Senior Web Developer
SUSO Digital, Remote
Internal platforms (CRM/ERP, reporting, surveys), 50+ client sites
Web Developer
Buddy Industries, Namibia
Super-app development, e-commerce, point of sale, mobile app APIs
Junior Developer
West Coast Software, Namibia
Developed & maintained a fleet management system, REST APIs, on-site IT support