James Finucane
Head Of Remote Engineering at GitStartHQ (YC S19)
Earth, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Finucane is a Head of Remote Engineering with a decade of hands-on experience building and shipping full-stack and mobile software for both startups and large open-source projects. He combines entrepreneurial instincts—co-founding mPharma and EQ Creative Markets—with practical leadership at GitStartHQ (YC S19), turning backlogs into production-quality code while mentoring distributed teams. His contributions span prominent open-source ecosystems like Supabase, Strapi, Storybook, and Metabase, with a clear emphasis on front-end UX polish and reliability across React, Android, and backend integrations. Comfortable toggling between DevOps, backend work, and UI/UX fixes, he has a track record of improving developer workflows, accessibility, and platform consistency. A mathematician by training, he brings analytical rigor to product decisions and a musician’s attention to detail in engineering craft.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Mathematics at Connecticut College
Spanish
Github Skills (140)
dashboard10
mobile-development10
postgresql10
sendmail10
storybook10
ui-components10
databases10
test-framework10
e-mail10
javas10
system10
jtest10
datagrid10
iphone-app10
backend10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
omnivore-app/omnivore
Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
Omnivore is a complete, open source read-it-later solution for people who like reading.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:91 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on updating and improving the user interface components and layout within the Omnivore application. They updated library card designs to match new designs, modified the header avatar to be less distracting, and implemented new features for the settings view related to emails and installation. Their work included changes to component styling, layout, and user interface elements such as form inputs, ensuring consistent design implementation.
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calcom/cal.com
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 62 commits, 95 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the front-end of the application, focusing on UI/UX improvements and bug fixes. They addressed issues related to user interface elements, such as buttons and the display of information, and also fixed display issues on mobile devices. The user also demonstrated experience in fixing errors related to incorrect data handling.
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