James Burnell is a Software Engineering Manager in Santa Barbara with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and leading engineering teams, currently managing development at Umbra. He is a hands-on React, Node, and Python practitioner with a strong background in Three.js and WebGL—having built immersive 3D presentation tooling—and a history of shipping responsive React frontends and Node/Express backends. James has progressed from developer to senior engineer to manager across agency and product environments (TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Umbra), pairing practical architecture decisions with mentorship from his time as a Codesmith technical mentor. Outside of code he’s a productive music producer with notable streaming traction, which informs a creative, multidisciplinary approach to product and UX.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design at UCLA Extension
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Codesmith
Business Administration and Management, General, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Colorado Boulder
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James Burnell - Software Engineering Manager at Umbra