Summary
James Mannix is a senior Python engineer and full-stack developer with over two decades of experience building large-scale automation, data and web systems for Apple, Yahoo and other enterprises. He specializes in asynchronous Python microservices, DevOps/CI-CD automation and machine learning-enabled web platforms, and has led cross-continental teams to deliver patented ML-driven products at SunPower. James repeatedly reduces operational cost and complexity—most recently consolidating multiple full-stack apps into a single AWS deployment that cut cloud costs by 60% while improving security posture. He is an avid open-source practitioner, authoring full-stack templates (Nucleus, Bedrock), Blender automation SDKs and educational algorithm projects on GitHub, and builds GenAI and serverless GPU demos in his spare time. Comfortable from low-level network/device automation to high-level React UIs and SVG generative art, he pairs deep systems knowledge with practical product instincts. Based in Paradise, California, he learned to code at 12 and still prefers hands-on, unassisted coding and demos to prove concepts.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at UC Santa Barbara