James Bracegirdle
Field Consultant at Ab Initio Software
San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolJames Bracegirdle is a seasoned full-stack engineer and field consultant based in the San Antonio metro area with six years of formal experience and a long history of enterprise web development. He spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President focused on Java, Scala, and front-end technologies before transitioning to consulting at Ab Initio Software. James contributes to notable open-source work such as the FINOS Legend project, where he has improved both UI and backend components and refreshed documentation and site styling. A first-class Mathematics and Computer Science graduate from the University of Oxford, he combines rigorous analytical training with pragmatic delivery in complex, regulated environments. Colleagues value his ability to translate dense technical requirements into clear, user-facing interfaces while maintaining solid backend integrations.
6 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), Mathematics and Computer Science, 1st class, Master of Arts (MA), Mathematics and Computer Science, 1st class at University of Oxford
Github Skills (7)
html10
css10
web-development10
front-end-development9
javascript9
documentation8
modeling7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
finos/legend
Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
The Legend project
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 16 commits, 30 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:James contributed to front-end and back-end development, with a focus on UI enhancements and documentation. They modified the website's structure and styling, updating HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The commits show that the user was also responsible for updating the website's documentation.
modelinglegenddata-modelinggoldman-sachs
gs-bracej/purealloy
Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
The PURE/Alloy project
Contributions:1 PR, 34 pushes in 1 year
alloy
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