Aaron James
Software Engineer at PayPal
Ramona, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron James is a software engineer with nine years of hands-on experience and a BASc in Computer Science from San Diego State University. Currently at PayPal, he previously built backend systems in Python and Java at HCL Technologies where he focused on scalable server-side solutions. Comfortable across languages including JavaScript, Java, Python, C, C++, C#, and HTML, he blends practical polyglot coding with a growth mindset and continuous learning. He favors pragmatic engineering—shipping reliable code and iterating quickly—while staying curious about new tools and languages. Based in Ramona, California, Aaron is approachable and actively programs in his spare time, often using public repositories to experiment and refine his craft.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, 3.04, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, 3.04 at San Diego State University
Github Skills (63)
san10
windows-store10
discord10
security-scanner10
zap10
security10
diego10
discord-bot10
hyper-v9
ctf-platform9
wsl29
owasp9
zaproxy9
subsystem9
maze9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
acmucsd/ctfbot
Dec 2020 - May 2022
Discord bot to facilitate an entire Capture the Flag competition internally. Official CTF platform of San Diego CTF.
Contributions:354 commits, 13 PRs, 81 pushes in 1 year 4 months
discordctfbotctf-platformdiscord-bot
KNOXDEV/scoop-backup
Feb 2019 - Aug 2022
Backup your entire current scoop installation with one command
Contributions:21 commits, 5 PRs, 14 pushes in 3 years 6 months
backupinstallationbinariesscoop
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