James Kent
Senior Software Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
Leinster, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Kent is a Senior Software Engineer based in Leinster, Ireland with nine years of hands-on experience building web and enterprise software across startups and established firms. He has progressed from web and graphic design roles into software engineering positions at companies including Jaguar Land Rover and Oomnitza, demonstrating adaptability across product, embedded/automotive, and IT asset management domains. Comfortable shipping full-stack solutions, James combines front-end web experience with backend engineering practices learned in both small teams and larger corporate environments. His career shows a pattern of rapid growth and ownership—moving from web developer roles into senior engineering at a global automotive company within a decade. He holds a BSc in Applied Computing from Waterford Institute of Technology and brings a practical, user-focused mindset with an eye for design-informed engineering. An unspoken strength is his ability to translate visual design sensibilities into usable interfaces and maintainable code.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate at Ramsgrange Community SchoolBsc, Applied Computing, Bsc, Applied Computing at Waterford Institute of Technology
Github Skills (9)
docker10
activitypub9
mastodon9
microblogging8
pixelfed8
federation8
webfinger7
language-service2
cucumber2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
james0888215/story-spark
Dec 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
james0888215/remix-project
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 5 days
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