Summary
Jim Jenkins is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer based in Nancy, France, with a long career building full‑stack web and mobile applications across diverse stacks from ASP.NET and PHP to modern TypeScript and Flutter. He specializes in API design and AWS-centric architectures, with hands-on expertise in DynamoDB single-table design and migrating legacy JavaScript to maintainable TypeScript codebases. Jim has a track record of shipping production systems for high-translation, user-facing platforms as well as bespoke business and e-commerce solutions, often serving as a technical lead and client-facing consultant. He emphasizes code quality through tooling and linting standards and brings practical ops experience from maintaining hosting environments and server administration. Currently at Creative Penguin and The Smyth Group, he balances deep backend data modeling with polished cross-platform mobile and web experiences. An understated strength is his ability to translate long-standing legacy systems into modern, scalable architectures while keeping users and clients closely involved.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer