Jim Skerritt is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with over a decade of experience building greenfield web applications end-to-end, from localhost to cloud. He specializes in modern React ecosystems (React 19, TypeScript, React Router/Remix, Vite), UI toolkits (Tailwind, shadcn/ui, MUI) and fast iteration using AI-enhanced tooling like Cursor. Jim has a track record of turning designs into revenue-driving products—leading projects that helped secure multi-million dollar deals and improved user engagement via A/B testing. As an early front-end hire at startups and seasoned contributor at larger teams, he combines strong mentorship and rigorous code review habits with practical performance and SEO improvements. He’s equally comfortable architecting front-end systems and shipping production services on Azure, demonstrating a rare blend of UX focus and operational awareness.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science with Highest Honors Information Technology, Bachelor of Science with Highest Honors Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology
Small Express/React application that searches for venues using Foursquare's free API
Contributions:14 PRs, 25 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 5 months
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