Summary
James Stradling is a versatile software engineer and experienced technology leader with over 15 years of hands-on experience delivering server, web, mobile and embedded systems. He has held roles from IC to CTO, leading teams, shipping hundreds of mobile releases and modernising infrastructure and engineering practices for products supporting tens of thousands of users. Equally comfortable prototyping full-stack solutions or digging into platform-level details, he balances speed with appropriate levels of assurance and operational resilience. Based in Nelson, New Zealand, James has a proven track record in project planning, risk-driven technical strategy, and mentoring teams to produce fit‑for‑purpose, well‑designed software. An unexpected thread through his career is a grounding in genetics and health science study, which informs a pragmatic, analytical approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Genetics, Bachelor's Degree, Genetics at University of Otago
First year, Health Science (Paramedic Science), First year, Health Science (Paramedic Science) at AUT University
English, German