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James Rowbotham

@jamesrowbotham

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Full-stack software engineer with 7+ years building AI, fintech, and government products end to end.

Netherlands

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a short- to medium-term role where I can lead end-to-end product engineering—owning architecture, frontend systems, and AI-driven UX—while shipping high-impact features under tight deadlines.

I’m a senior full-stack product engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering high-impact products across AI startups, fintech, and government clients. I consistently lead from zero to production, owning the full journey from system architecture through backend integration and UI/UX design.

I bring a proven track record of shaping frontend architecture and shipping under tight deadlines—embedding in critical launch phases and scaling delivery with strong collaboration. I’m comfortable designing for maintainability and consistency, including end-to-end UX and design systems.

Across multiple teams, I’ve built reusable component systems and scalable design systems that speed up prototyping-to-production and reduce time-to-market. I’ve delivered complex AI-enabled product experiences such as evidence review interfaces and data-driven dashboards that require precise, real-time interaction.

I’m also focused on quality and reliability, leading testing initiatives (unit and end-to-end) to reduce regressions and deployment risk. I’m looking to join a team where I can own architecture, elevate frontend delivery, and help ship meaningful features with urgency and clarity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Product Engineer

Productboard

Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 (5 months)

Following the acquisition of Altis by Productboard, joined to lead the integration of the Altis product into the Productboard platform. Contributed to the successful
launch of Spark, Productboard's AI product, joining at a critical pre-launch phase.

React Kubernetes Python

Freelance Software Developer

TribeAI

Jul 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 3 months)

Built a cross-platform component system (web, React Native, embedded React/TypeScript widgets) using a shared TypeScript interface layer deployed across all surfaces. Designed a modular frontend architecture and delivered a scalable Figma design system adopted across multiple engineering teams.

React React Native TypeScript Frontend Architecture Design Systems Figma

Freelance Software Engineer

Altis

Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Led frontend architecture and development from the ground up, delivering a successful beta launch within a year. Built the AI Evidence Review Platform with asynchronous video/transcript/AI claim interfaces and real-time highlight reconciliation across linked layers.

Frontend Architecture React TypeScript UI UX Design

Freelance Software Engineer

NCSC-NL

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 (3 months)

Delivered a Threat Intelligence Dashboard within three months without production data access clearance by building a complete mock infrastructure layer. Provided architectural guidance to improve frontend maintainability and enforce secure coding practices.

Threat Intelligence Frontend Architecture Secure Coding Architectural Guidance

Software Engineer

New10

Jan 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 6 months)

- Built and iterated on frontend features serving a large customer base.

- Led a comprehensive testing initiative introducing unit and end-to-end coverage across a 200k+ LOC codebase, significantly reducing regressions and
deployment risk.

- Integrated a headless CMS into the frontend architecture, enabling the business team to manage content independently and reducing developer overhead.

React Python GraphQL Kubernetes AWS

Software Engineer

Finaps

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)

- Built a React prototype for the UMCU to predict infant sleep states for clinical research use.
- Developed new features for a business asset-tracking banking application using web components and Redux.

Web Components Polymer Python React