James Macmahon
Software Engineer at Oxide Computer Company
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Macmahon is a senior software engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in backend and cloud infrastructure, currently contributing to Oxide Computer Company from Toronto. His background spans roles from software development at IBM and Primate Labs to infrastructure and technical leadership at Vena Solutions, reflecting deep expertise in building and operating scalable systems. He excels at bridging infrastructure and application layers, having moved from hands-on development into leading technical teams and production-grade cloud work. Known for steady long-tenured contributions across enterprise and startup environments, he brings practical system design insight grounded in a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BASc, Computer Engineering, BASc, Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (127)
python10
ssh10
api10
ansible10
golang10
storage10
plane10
userspace10
signal-processing9
sql9
database9
programming-language9
jenkins-api-plugin9
mls9
interpreter9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jmpesp/crucible
Aug 2021 - Mar 2025
A prototype storage service.
Contributions:711 pushes, 271 branches in 3 years 7 months
prototypestorage-servicestorage
oxidecomputer/omicron-stress
Jul 2023 - Aug 2024
Contributions:11 reviews, 8 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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