Mike James
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMike James is a seasoned full-stack engineer and startup founder with 11 years of experience building production web and mobile apps, currently co-founding Shair and serving as Senior Software Engineer at Spaceship in Sydney. He excels in JavaScript and modern web stacks—React, React Native, Node.js—and has solid backend experience with Go and Postgres from recent roles. Mike has led engineering teams and shipped complex products in regulated healthcare and fintech spaces, including a hospital dashboard and the MedApps platform. He’s an active open-source contributor to KeystoneJS, improving data export, password validation, and admin UX—work that reflects a pragmatic focus on reliability and developer ergonomics. Comfortable switching between hands-on coding and leadership, he’s known for quickly reducing tech debt and shipping high-impact features under tight timelines. An international-minded engineer, his career includes remote and travel-driven engagements that sharpen his ability to deliver across distributed teams and product contexts.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddBridgwater Collegeworle community school
Github Skills (8)
cms10
javascript10
nodejs10
keystonejs10
mongodb-database9
mongodb9
api8
apidoc8
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
keystonejs/keystone-classic
Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
Node.js CMS and web app framework
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:59 commits, 24 PRs, 55 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily contributed to bug fixes and feature enhancements within the KeystoneJS framework. They addressed an issue related to JSON download functionality, improving exception handling and refining the data export process. Furthermore, they implemented password validation improvements and provided the ability to filter relationship fields, indicating a focus on both backend data handling and administrative UI aspects. The commits demonstrate the user's ability to work across different parts of the framework to enhance usability.
app-frameworkcmsnodejskeystonejsjavascript
pebblecode/wfh-frontend
Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:78 commits, 4 pushes, 3 comments in 28 days
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