James McCarthy

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About James McCarthy

Results-driven Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 25 years of experience architecting scalable e-commerce and enterprise platforms for Fortune 500 clients, including Microsoft, Caesars Entertainment, VSP Global, and Thermo Fisher. Highly proficient in React, Next.js, AWS, and PHP stacks, leveraging AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate development cycles and enhance code reliability and testing with Jest through CI/CD pipelines. Recognized for strong attention to detail, effective leadership, and the ability to mentor and inspire engineering teams. Skilled at leading Agile teams to deliver innovative solutions that drive user engagement and business growth across complex, consumer-facing applications.Frontend: React (incl. Next.js, Redux), JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS (SASS/SCSS/LESS), Bootstrap, jQuery, Vue, MUI (Material UI), Tailwind CSS, Yahoo YUIBackend & Databases: PHP (incl. CodeIgniter, CLI scripts), AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Drupal 7, GraphQL, Xdebug, Apache, NGINX, Perl, Node.js, Magnolia CMS, WordPressDevOps & Tools: GitHub (incl. Copilot), GitLab, BitBucket, TFS (Team Foundation Server), Perforce, Asana, Jest (testing), Cloudflare.NetDesign & UX: Figma, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, AEM), Sketch, Balsamiq, Protoshare, InVision, Principle, AEM (Adobe Experience Manager), Optimizely (A/B testing)Methodologies & Certifications: Agile/Scrum (Jira integrated), Kanban, Nielsen Norman Group UX Training (6 credits), Scrum of Scrums (Scrum Inc. Cert.)