Summary
James Pruitt is a seasoned software developer and co-founder with a long career spanning government contractors, financial services, and his own startup, Yellow Duck Technologies, drawing on over two decades of industry experience and eight years of focused professional roles. He blends full-stack web expertise and strong configuration management/testing practices with a knack for rapidly learning and applying new technologies to solve real-world problems. Comfortable leading projects or integrating into teams, he has consistently delivered usable, maintainable applications under tight deadlines across organizations like Northrop Grumman, Wells Fargo, Leidos, and SAIC. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, James brings entrepreneurial drive to product-focused engineering, pairing hands-on development with clear communication and an emphasis on pragmatic, auditable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer