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James Lee

@jameslee2

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Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with extensive full-stack development experience.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my technical expertise to drive impactful projects and contribute to a dynamic team environment.

I am a results-driven Senior Software Engineer with over 9 years of full-stack development experience across various sectors, including healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise systems. My expertise lies in cloud-native application design using AWS, Azure, and GCP, where I have successfully integrated AI-driven features to enhance automation and decision-making processes. I am adept at leading complex technical solutions with scalable architecture that aligns with business objectives, consistently delivering high-impact results.

In my current role at Telus Health, I have developed scalable healthcare microservices and implemented real-time patient engagement portals, significantly improving appointment adherence and ensuring compliance with stringent healthcare regulations. My experience also includes migrating legacy systems to cloud environments, optimizing infrastructure costs, and enhancing system observability. I take pride in mentoring junior developers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement through the adoption of best practices in software development.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Telus Health

Oct 2020 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Developed scalable healthcare microservices using NestJS and Node.js to manage electronic health records and appointment scheduling, supporting 2M+ users. Designed and implemented a real-time patient engagement portal using Next.js and React, improving appointment adherence by 25%.

NestJS Node Next.js React AWS ECS AWS Lambda OAuth 2.0 JWT Amazon SQS Amazon SNS AWS Glue AWS RedShift Datadog)Cloudwatch AWS Step Functions Terraform Storybook React Testing Library Git GitHub Actions)

Full Stack Engineer

Softwire

Jul 2018 - Present (7 years 1 month)

Engineered custom enterprise solutions for public and private sector clients using NestJS with Azure Functions, enabling scalable, event-driven architectures. Developed financial data processing dashboards with React and Next.js, used by internal stakeholders to track KPIs in real time.

NestJS Azure Functions React Next.js MongoDB Azure DevOps Azure OCR Text Analytics Docker

Software Engineer

Dwellfox

Jul 2017 - Present (8 years 1 month)

Developed cloud-native e-learning platform backend in Django, with content tagging, course enrollment, and user analytics. Built admin and student dashboards using Angular 5+, integrating real-time data via Firebase and WebSockets.

Django Angular Firebase WebSockets Pub Sub Flask Django REST Framework

Web Developer

Mood Media

Feb 2016 - Present (9 years 6 months)

Rebuilt legacy internal content management system with Vue.js 2 and PHP (Laravel) to handle scheduling of media displays in 100,000+ retail locations. Integrated AWS S3 and CloudFront for media asset delivery, reducing video load times by 60% across client locations.

Vue.Js PHP Laravel AWS S3 Cloudfront MySQL REST APIs Jenkins Shell Scripting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Heriot-Watt University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2011 - 2015

Studied Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University from 2011 to 2015. Gained foundational knowledge and practical skills in various aspects of computing.