James Woglom
Senior Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure at Stripe
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJames Woglom is a senior infrastructure-focused software engineer with 13 years of experience building and operating large-scale compute platforms, currently owning Stripe’s Kubernetes-powered orchestration as a tier‑0 foundation for thousands of engineers. He has deep expertise in reliability, observability, and migration tooling—having rolled out monitoring to 30,000+ hosts and migrated hundreds of alerts to Prometheus—and a track record of simplifying platform operations for partner teams. Prior roles at Yext and Google sharpened his skills in large microservice migrations, deployment tooling, and developer-focused observability. Outside work he contributes to open-source projects ranging from Android health apps to self-hosted tooling, reflecting a pragmatic full‑stack bent and attention to end‑user experience. Based in New York, he blends systems-level rigor with a strong bias for developer ergonomics and measurable operational improvements.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Systems Research Lab, Computer Systems Research Lab at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Github Skills (27)
yt-dlp10
python10
ytdl10
youtube10
android-development10
java10
webui10
javas10
angular10
back-end-development9
javascript9
self-hosting9
front-end-development9
backend9
mobile-ui9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
jamorham/xDrip-plus
Oct 2017 - Oct 2022
Enhanced personal research version of the xDrip android app
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:48 commits in 5 years
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the development of the xDrip-plus Android application. Their work involved creating and modifying notification channels to improve user experience, particularly for low battery, reminder, and blood glucose alert notifications. They also refactored code to use `NotificationCompat.Builder`, adding support for features such as number graphics and ongoing notifications. The user also integrated the Nightscout uploader with battery details.
android-app
alexta69/metube
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp)
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 21 commits, 1 PR in 21 days
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the `metube` repository by adding new features and improving the UI of the self-hosted YouTube downloader. They implemented features like supporting a "folder" POST parameter and added configuration options in the backend using Python. Furthermore, they revamped the UI, introducing Angular primitives for toggles and improving the user experience. The user also focused on propagating configurations and custom directories, enhancing the integration between the frontend and backend.
youtubeyt-dlpyoutube-dl
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