James Liu
Senior Director Of Software Engineering at Mediaocean
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Liu is a Seattle-based senior software engineering leader with eight years of experience building backend and infrastructure for large-scale web platforms. Currently Senior Director of Software Engineering at Mediaocean, he has led complex cloud migrations, introduced Kafka and GraphQL patterns, and shipped production AI services on Kubernetes under tight timelines. He combines hands-on Python and JavaScript development with Terraform-driven infrastructure, Docker/Kubernetes orchestration, and practical developer tooling (CLI helpers for local microservice workflows). A former attorney turned engineer, he pairs rigorous analytical thinking with people leadership—growing remote teams, creating interview frameworks, and driving architectural simplification across stacks that include Postgres, MariaDB, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch.
7 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
JD Law, JD Law at University of Illinois College of LawAB Philosophy, AB Philosophy at University of ChicagoMA Philosophy, MA Philosophy at The New School
Github Skills (78)
certification10
javascript10
tdd10
nodejs10
css10
codebase10
math10
react10
python-development9
golang9
api9
shell9
testing9
realtime9
starter-kit9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jamesliudotcc/crm-proto
Nov 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 4 months
jamesliudotcc/docs
Mar 2021 - Oct 2024
Contributions:59 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
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