James Aiken

CTO

Góra, Dolnośląskie, Poland11 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led software development at Confluent.
  • Expert in cloud solutions and full stack development.
  • Mentored junior developers and improved internal processes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused software engineering leader with extensive experience in cloud solutions and team management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentCloud SolutionsApplication DevelopmentTestingSoftware Design

Other Skills

Technical GuidanceFull Stack DevelopmentSQL DatabasesMicro-servicesCode ReviewsDocumentation

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Confluent

Head of Software Engineering

Feb 2022Nov 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

Zendesk

2 roles

Lead Software Developer

Promoted

Jan 2020Jan 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Lead multiple software development projects, new and existing
  • Provide technical guidance and decisions for feature requirements
  • Lead technical discussions and provide technical feedback in planning
  • Closely work with senior management on product and technology strategy
  • Research, provide, and implement cloud solutions
  • Collaborate with other Lead Engineers in defining and implementing technical solutions.
  • Mentor and train entry/senior software developers
  • Contribute to the vision, concept, planning, architecture, design, usability, API, and documentation of Tyler products
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the internal development processes
  • Develop software systems with unit testing, validation procedures, and documentation.
  • Full Stack web application development using Microsoft ASP.NET and C#, Angular Typescript, HTML 5, CSS for UI
  • Implement and maintain SQL databases and data modeling principles
  • Develop and extend core features for existing infrastructure micro-services
Software DevelopmentTechnical GuidanceCloud SolutionsFull Stack DevelopmentSQL DatabasesMicro-services

Software Developer

Jun 2017Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Develops new applications and software systems based on pre-existing specifications.
  • Maintains and modifies existing systems and applications.
  • Performs testing and code reviews of proposed changes by fellow developers.
  • Writes and maintains clear and concise documentation of new and existing systems.
  • Communicates with users to gain understanding of needed modifications to existing programs and processes.
  • Provides occasional on-call support and problem resolution of software issues and performs initial diagnosis of hardware issues.
  • Maintains a broad knowledge of modern development practices, relevant languages, and frameworks.
Application DevelopmentTestingCode ReviewsDocumentation

Agilisys

2 roles

Software Developer

Promoted

Jan 2014May 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Design and develop high quality, testable and scalable software solutions on the SAS Access team.
  • Meet established timelines while adhering to R&D best practices and processes.
  • Solve problems independently and seek guidance/collaboration when needed.
  • Actively involve other project stakeholders to ensure implementation satisfies functional requirements and is consistent with established R&D standards.
  • Participate in project scoping and scheduling: tracking progress of individual tasks and alerting stakeholders of issues blocking or preventing completion of task.
  • Ensure quality through functional, unit and performance testing, working closely with testing by providing feedback on the test plan and communicate when updates to the plan should be made to cover code changes related to enhancements, redesigns and/or bug fixes.
  • Maintain accountability for the entire life cycle of the code including support for both internal and external consumers.
  • Collaborate with technical writers to author appropriate level of design and technical documentation that satisfies both internal and external consumers.
Software DesignTestingDocumentation

Junior Developer

Dec 2011Dec 2013 · 2 yrs

Education

Università degli Studi di Sassari

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