Scott James
Software Engineer at Givebacks
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolScott James is a software engineer with eight years of experience building backend-focused web applications, primarily in Ruby on Rails, with prior C#/.NET work and growing interest in DevOps and infrastructure. He has delivered production systems for healthcare and government clients, including debt resolution tools for Veterans at VA.gov, and has architected HR platforms combining Rails and Vue.js. Based in East Lansing, he blends hands-on backend development with practical AWS and Docker experience and is increasingly taking ownership of deployment and operational concerns. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture and steady delivery across the full stack, and he brings an engineer's curiosity to automation and reliability behind the scenes.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University
Github Skills (15)
rails10
frontend10
api10
ruby10
react8
open-source7
typescript7
rack4
python4
opal3
testing3
vcr3
mocking2
bundler2
packaging2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ScottyRJames/udemy-emaily
Jul 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 10 months
ScottyRJames/dev.to
May 2019 - Jun 2019
Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow
Contributions:2 pushes in 14 days
reactcssjavascriptsharegrow
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