James Neilson
Senior Software Engineer at PenLink
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Neilson is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building robust, data-driven web applications across startups and enterprise teams, currently based in Madrid. He combines hands-on full-stack development (JavaScript, Go, Java, C#, SQL, ElasticSearch) with a background in technical leadership and Agile practices, having led teams and shaped project direction at Uncharted Software and PenLink. His career spans domains from healthcare and marketing tech to avionics simulators and industrial automation, reflecting a rare blend of software, hardware, and systems-thinking. Comfortable shipping production systems and automating test/deploy pipelines, he emphasizes code quality and continuous learning while experimenting with new technologies. An interesting facet is his engineering roots in mechatronics and field installations for Level D helicopter simulators, which inform his pragmatic approach to complex system integration.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture at Universidad de SalamancaAcademic Exchange, Engineering, Academic Exchange, Engineering at University of LeedsBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, Spanish, German
Github Skills (7)
react5
javascript5
nodejs2
on-demand1
postgresql1
scalable1
analytics1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
saskcan/stories-facets
Oct 2018 - May 2020
A Javascript UI component for interactive histograms
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch, 4 tags in 1 year 6 months
neumorphismreactjavascriptui-componenthistograms
saskcan/dcs-wire
Apr 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 18 days
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