About

Code is my craft. Design is my edge.

I’m Matthew McKenzie, a software developer in Pretoria and founder of STRKR, a web studio building fixed-price websites for South African SMEs. I care about credible code: fast, honest, shipped.

I take projects end-to-end, covering scoping, design, SEO, build, and deployment on Cloudflare with GitHub CI/CD. I also put LLM tooling (Claude API, Gemma) to work in real automation pipelines, not demos.

Currently completing a BSc IT (Software Engineering) at Eduvos. Off the clock: home-lab projects, golf, and espresso.

By the numbers

• 6+ years writing code
• 6+ projects shipped and running in production
• 5.0 stars on Google, from 5 reviews

Stack and tools

Languages

• Python
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• PHP
• HTML/CSS

Frameworks

• Flask
• Tailwind CSS
• Next.js / React

Cloud and DevOps

• Cloudflare Workers/Pages
• Netlify
• GitHub CI/CD
• Wrangler
• DigitalOcean

AI and automation

• Claude API
• Gemma
• LLM tooling
• Workflow automation

Data

• SQL
• Relational design
• Supabase

Other

• REST APIs
• WebSockets
• Network security
• Linux

Need a website for your business?

I run STRKR: fixed-price websites from R5,000, live in 1 to 4 weeks. Scoping, design, copy, build and deployment are all included, and you own the result.

See fixed prices at strkr.co.za

Want to see the work first? The projects on the homepage are all live sites you can open.

Say hello

Have a project in mind, a role to fill, or just want to geek out about tech? My inbox is always open at hello@matthewmckenzie.co.za.