Summary
James H is a Senior Software Engineer and hands-on leader with 12+ years of experience building and operating cloud-native full-stack systems across startups and major marketplaces. He combines pragmatic product thinking with strong technical chops in C#, .NET, modern JS frameworks, Azure/GCP, and operational excellence practices (DevOps/SRE/DORA) to deliver measurable customer and business value. James has led platform and product teams at Trade Me, founded and built a SaaS for martial arts schools, and architected mobile and backend systems for early-stage startups, giving him both entrepreneurial grit and scaled-production experience. Known for systems thinking, disciplined technical decision-making, and concise, inquiry-based communication, he also holds certifications in cloud fundamentals and product ownership. Based in Canterbury, NZ, he brings a long view on team growth and learning—and outside work he recharges fishing, reading, gaming and time with his young family.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Higher School Certificate, Higher School Certificate at Mosman High School