Summary
James Ye is an adaptive software engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area with eight years of experience building full-stack web applications and developer tools. He specializes in React, Next.js, TypeScript, Express, and both SQL and NoSQL databases, and he blends frontend performance insight with backend observability. As co-creator of PerfSSR, an open-source Chrome extension that analyzes Next.js server-side rendering and real-time telemetry, he engineered a React UI, WebSocket-driven data flows, and OpenTelemetry-informed server middleware that reduced span volume by 40%. His background includes production-facing roles at Meta via TEKsystems where he automated security workflows with Python and led global firmware and systems deployments, reflecting a knack for operational reliability as well as developer ergonomics. Curious and pragmatic, he often leverages React Fiber internals and custom TypeScript typings to turn platform intricacies into actionable tooling for other engineers.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
San José State University
Codesmith
English, Chinese, Chinese