Summary
Timirah James is a seasoned software leader and founder with 11 years of experience blending hands-on engineering and developer relations, now serving as CEO & President of a stealth MusicTech venture. Previously a Technology Evangelist at Apple, she led technical content for WWDC, co-ran Apple Entrepreneur Camp, and helped pivot major events to virtual formats while promoting inclusive, accessible developer experiences. A prolific mentor and hackathon evangelist, she founded TechniGal LA to open STEM pathways for women and has built training programs and courses for organizations like O’Reilly, Coursera, and Techtonica. Skilled in Swift, Objective-C, Flutter, Python, and Go, she bridges SDK/API integration, sample code creation, and community-building to accelerate developer adoption. Known for making complex platform features approachable, she quietly influences Swift contributor experience initiatives and developer-centered diversity work across the ecosystem.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Information & Science, Computer Information & Science at Notre Dame de Namur University