James Bosley
Lead Engineer at Asda
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Bosley is a Senior Software Engineer based in London who transitioned from an eight-year retail and operations leadership career into software development, now with four years of engineering experience building applications end-to-end. He combines hands-on full‑stack skills gained through BrainStation and Codecademy with practical operational instincts honed as a deputy store manager and trading manager, making him strong at delivering user-focused, maintainable systems under real-world constraints. At Asda he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, demonstrating rapid technical growth and the ability to scale responsibilities within a large retailer. Passionate about software architecture and continuous learning, he maintains a public portfolio showcasing projects and emerging interests in new languages and patterns. Notably, his background in biomedical sciences gives him a data-driven mindset and an unusual blend of analytical rigor and customer-centric product thinking.
5 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Education, Web Development, Diploma of Education, Web Development at BrainStationBachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Sciences, General at The University of SheffieldCertificate, Full Stack Web Development, Certificate, Full Stack Web Development at Codecademy
Github Skills (10)
javascript5
nodejs5
js4
typescript4
azure4
browser4
swagger1
swagger-ui1
swagger-editor1
azure-sdk1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
James-Bosley/pegboard-v2
Mar 2022 - Oct 2023
Digital Pegboard Implementation.
Contributions:25 PRs, 28 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 7 months
java
James-Bosley/canada-goose-client
Jul 2022 - Oct 2023
Contributions:7 PRs, 7 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 3 months
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