James Russell is a Development Director and senior software engineer based in Edinburgh with 11 years of industry experience and a Computer Science degree from the University of St Andrews. He leads development at Conduce Group since 2019, blending hands-on engineering with team and delivery leadership across commercial software projects. Comfortable across the stack, he focuses on turning complex requirements into pragmatic, production-ready solutions while mentoring engineers and improving delivery practices. Though his public GitHub footprint is minimal, his decade-long career reflects sustained impact in applied software delivery rather than open-source visibility. Colleagues know him for balancing technical depth with clear project ownership and for bringing academic rigor from St Andrews into practical product outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of St. Andrews
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James Russell - Development Director at Conduce Group