Jamie Thompson
Lead Engineer at Business Simulations
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJamie Thompson is a lead engineer based in Belfast with 11 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering web and product-focused software, currently driving engineering at Business Simulations. He progressed through multiple roles at IBM—from intern to team lead and product owner—combining technical delivery with product stewardship across cross-functional teams. Jamie blends practical full‑stack development experience with leadership in product direction, regularly translating customer needs into prioritized roadmaps and shippable features. His long-standing ties to Business Simulations, beginning with a web development internship, reflect a deep domain familiarity and an ability to return to organizations in more strategic engineering roles. Educated in Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast, he brings a pragmatic, growth-oriented approach that favors iterative improvements and clear team accountability.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science Computer Science at Queen's University Belfast
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Github Skills (93)
python10
hpa10
operator10
kubernetes-operator10
sdk10
statsmodels10
kubernetes-hpa10
golang10
autoscaling10
kubernetes10
horizontal-pod-autoscaler10
go10
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docker10
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jamjarlabs/JamJar
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
2D, C++ game engine that targets browsers using emscripten.
Contributions:20 commits, 37 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 year 8 months
cppemscriptengame-enginegamedevgame-development
jthomperoo/custom-pod-autoscaler-experiments
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:2 releases, 23 commits, 19 pushes in 4 months
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