James Ang

I am a seasoned Node.js Full Stack Developer with over 8 years designing, building, and deploying scalable web and cloud-native applications across technology, media, AI, and finance. I focus on secure, high-performance backends and modern interactive frontends that drive business outcomes.

At Google I designed microservices in TypeScript and Next.js for large-scale distributed AI solutions, built React dashboards with Redux Toolkit, and automated deployments with Kubernetes, Helm, and GitHub Actions. I emphasize SOLID principles and UML modeling to produce maintainable, well-architected systems.

Previously I led migrations from monoliths to microservices at Hulu, implemented high-throughput GraphQL and analytics systems at Digital Reasoning, and developed secure financial APIs and federated authentication at Deutsche Bank. I apply TDD, DDD, CQRS, and event-driven patterns to ensure reliability, scalability, and observability.

I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving CI/CD and cloud practices, and building resilient distributed systems using modern tools like Kafka, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes. I pursue roles where I can lead architecture, drive security best practices, and deliver measurable product improvements.