Summary
James Gatannah is a polyglot software engineer based in Austin with roughly 15 years of professional experience and a 19-year history of building diverse systems across web, games, security, and enterprise software. He currently ships scalable features at Indeed and previously led web server and UI efforts on a DARPA cyber project, bringing a rare blend of product-focused frontend work and deep backend distributed systems design. His background spans startups and established companies—implementing virtual desktop networking, records management on SharePoint, embedded game platforms, and threat-data analytics—demonstrating adaptability across languages and platforms. Unusually for an engineer of his tenure, his formal studies include music performance and nuclear power training, reflecting a disciplined, cross-disciplinary thinker who pairs technical craft with creative problem solving.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Olympic College
n/a, Nuclear Engineering, n/a, Nuclear Engineering at Navy Nuclear Power
Music Teacher Education, Music Teacher Education at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Music Performance, General, Music Performance, General at University of Kansas
HS Diploma--college prep, w/ honors, HS Diploma--college prep, w/ honors at Van Buren High School
python, c#, clojure, c++, javascript, html, css, java, common lisp, ruby, smalltalk, sql, datalog