James Rivett-Carnac

Migrated telemetry middleware to Golang, enabling telemetry-based Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for regulatory compliance. Delivered key architectural support for risk-reduction initiatives at a global financial institution, directly enhancing compliance and security readiness.

Owned the consolidation of the Payments and Accounts (PAC) Tribe, directly managing 5 engineers and driving alignment across a group of 20. Bootstrapped 13 initiatives across 4–6 business units, resolving organizational friction and unblocking delivery across payments, data, finance, and product teams.

Handled full management duties: performance reviews, hiring, interviewing, and difficult conversations, while setting technical direction for backend teams. Established and led the internal Golang training program, developing both trainers and engineers; instrumental in transitioning multiple teams to Go.

Led the turnaround of Spire’s Maritime Product Engineering team, directly managing engineers to stabilize operations, re-architect the product stack, and drive revenue growth. Redesigned organizational structure and agile practices, resulting in a 6× increase in team productivity and faster feature delivery.

Led the Core Data Product (CDP) initiative as both Engineering Lead and acting Technical Product Manager, overseeing a high-impact team delivering critical data infrastructure across the company. Drove the successful adoption of Golang within the Data Team, enabling the delivery of a modern, low-latency GraphQL API platform built on microservices.

Focused on experimental and condensed matter physics with practical experience in cryogenics. Gained a strong foundation in scientific principles and research methodologies.