James Alvarez
Lead Software Engineer at Mindful Code
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Alvarez is a Senior Web Developer and research software engineer based in Brighton with 11 years of experience building web and native applications for academic and public-sector research. At the University of Sussex he combines senior web development with Unity3D and iOS programming, reflecting a rare mix of full-stack web skills and interactive/native app expertise. He founded Mindful Code to productize research-driven software, demonstrating entrepreneurial initiative alongside long-term institutional roles. His background as a PhD in Cognitive Psychology informs a user- and research-centered approach to designing robust data-driven systems and experimental tools. Past roles across European research institutions (SISSA, Université Paris Descartes, Birkbeck) highlight deep experience translating scientific requirements into production software. Often working at the intersection of research and engineering, he brings both academic rigor and pragmatic delivery to complex projects.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cognitive Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cognitive Psychology at University of Surrey
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Github Skills (65)
pie-chart10
laravel9
swift9
wearos9
realm9
html5-canvas9
ios9
draggable9
iphone9
native-android9
android-studio9
xcode9
coroutines8
kotlin-android8
cms8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
PsyScopeX/PsyScopeEditor
Jul 2015 - Dec 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 225 commits, 153 pushes in 3 years 5 months
iratiurabain/grafix-coder
Jul 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:11 releases, 53 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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