James Dowsett-Cooper

I am a Full Stack Software Engineer with a strong foundation in designing and scaling AWS-based infrastructure using CloudFormation, ECS, and CloudWatch. My proficiency in building full-stack applications with Node.js and React, along with deploying highly available systems, has allowed me to ensure system reliability and performance under load. I take pride in my leadership and mentorship skills, having successfully guided junior engineers while collaborating closely with product and design teams.

In my current role at Bellwood Labs, I built a microservice to process files from Google Cloud Storage using Google Vision OCR, indexing results into Elasticsearch with dynamic schemas. I designed and deployed AWS infrastructure across multiple environments, developed a Stripe-integrated billing service, and improved the maintainability of a web app by rebuilding it from a legacy React Native codebase. Previously, at Dbilia, I led the development of three NFT marketplace platforms with blockchain integrations, ensuring reliability across distributed systems and managing client communication in a startup environment.

With my AWS Certified Solutions Architect credential, I am well-versed in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. I am passionate about writing clean, maintainable code and enjoy working across the stack to deliver elegant and practical software solutions.