James Whaley
R&D Engineer II at Appear
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Whaley is an R&D Engineer II and seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience building production systems and contributing to open source, now based in Stony Stratford, UK. A self-described Rustacean, he blends practical engineering with research-led thinking from an MSci in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Royal Holloway. His recent roles progressed from freelance and consulting into principal engineering at Hedgehog Markets and now R&D engineering at Appear, demonstrating both hands-on implementation and architectural ownership. Comfortable across many languages and disciplines, he has a track record of shipping reliable software in fast-moving startups and trading-tech environments. Notably, his background pairs retail and warehouse frontline work with advanced AI studies, reflecting a pragmatic, user-centered approach to problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master in Science (MSci) Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Master in Science (MSci) Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) at Royal Holloway, University of LondonHalliford School
English, French, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (150)
parser10
swc10
utf10
smart-contracts10
cursor10
wallet10
clion10
integer10
wchar10
compiler10
rust10
console10
bigint10
solana10
compile10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Juici/dotfiles
May 2019 - Sep 2022
Contributions:306 commits, 2 PRs, 127 pushes in 3 years 4 months
Juici/jca
Sep 2020 - Apr 2021
An experimental computer algebra system and programming language.
Contributions:28 commits, 15 pushes, 5 branches in 6 months
mathlinear-algebracomputer-algebra-systemsymbolic-mathalgebra
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