Jim Berlage
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Veritas Automata
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolJim Berlage is a Senior Staff Software Engineer and seasoned technology leader with 11 years of experience building scalable web and cloud-native systems, most recently leading engineering at Veritas Automata after serving as Director of Software Engineering at firsthand. He blends hands-on development across the stack—including work with GenAI—with strategic team leadership that empowers engineers and aligns product outcomes to organizational goals. Jim has a track record of rapidly advancing teams and shipping impactful digital products across startups and established companies, from Medidata to Guaranteed Rate and OneStudyTeam. An active contributor to open-source, he has integrated JavaScript libraries into the ClojureScript ecosystem, helping bridge front-end tooling gaps for projects like cljsjs/packages. Trained originally in psychology, he brings a people-centered approach to engineering management, translating complex technical challenges into practical, value-driven strategies. Based in Missouri, Jim is passionate about creating collaborative engineering cultures that sustainably deliver measurable business results.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Psychology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Psychology at Saint Louis University
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Github Skills (4)
javascript10
clojurescript10
material-ui10
xlsx9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
cljsjs/packages
Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
DEPRECATED: Javascript libraries packaged up with Google Closure externs
Role in this project:
Frontend Developer
Frontend DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 3 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jim primarily contributed to the integration of JavaScript libraries within the ClojureScript project. This involved adding and updating externs for JavaScript libraries like `@material-ui/icons` and `xlsx`, enabling their usage within the ClojureScript environment. Additionally, the user bumped the material-ui package and corrected checksums.
javascriptclojarsclojurescriptexternsjavascript-libraries
jimberlage/servo
Oct 2015 - Nov 2018
The Servo Browser Engine
Contributions:43 pushes, 24 branches in 3 years 1 month
servojavascriptbrowser-enginebrowser
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