Summary
James Muranga is a tech lead with 13 years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native systems across AWS, GCP, and Azure, currently leading engineering at Asana. He has progressed through senior technical roles at Shopify, One Medical, and a multi-year tenure at ThoughtWorks where he combined Python web services, Android and Chrome app work, and automated cloud deployment. Known for coordinating multi-team, high-impact projects, he pairs hands-on system design with pragmatic delivery and mentoring. Based in Oakland and originally from Uganda, he brings cross-cultural perspective and a history of building both enterprise and consumer-facing platforms.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of London
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering at Makerere University
English