Summary
James Duran is a Technical Solutions Engineer in Austin with 13 years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting robust software systems across large enterprises including Google, Charles Schwab, eBay, and IBM. He blends hands-on engineering—architecting REST APIs in C#/.NET, modernizing legacy Java apps for cloud platforms, and building Angular front-ends—with operational expertise in triaging production issues and security remediation. At Schwab he led teams to fix vulnerabilities and delivered online deposit functionality handling hundreds of daily transactions, and at eBay he accelerated feature delivery while improving test coverage and reliability. Known for mentoring engineers in DevOps practices like Splunk and agile workflows, he moves teams from firefighting to more resilient delivery. Based in Austin, he pairs a computer engineering degree with a practical track record of turning legacy systems into scalable, maintainable services. An understated strength is his consistent focus on reducing technical debt while shipping customer-facing features under tight timelines.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering at The University of Texas-Pan American