James Herrington is a seasoned full-stack developer with nine years of experience building production web applications, specializing in React and Node. He has progressed through engineering and leadership roles—from Software Engineer to Lead Engineer and Head of Technology—at startups and scale-ups, and currently contributes to engineering at Ashby. James has a track record of shaping teams and delivering product-focused systems, including leadership stints at Stepsize (acquired by ClickUp) and Metomic. Based in the Derbyshire Dales, he blends practical hands-on coding with architectural thinking, having served as a Technical Architect for KFC UK & Ireland. He pairs a Computer Science degree from the University of Bristol with experience across fast-moving companies and is comfortable stepping between individual contribution and team leadership. A detail that stands out: his career shows repeated rapid progression into senior and lead roles within evolving product teams, signaling strong delivery and people skills in addition to technical depth.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Bristol
Contributions:4 releases, 4 PRs, 11 pushes in 4 months
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