JAMES LIN

I am a full stack python developer with reasonable level of devops skills, and love writing software to solve real life problems. I am active on stackoverflow also contribute to open source projects every now and then.

Reach me via email or Linkedin

KEY SKILLS

• Python / Javascript / Database / DEVOPS/ Django / React / ElasticSearch
• Mentoring & knowledge sharing
• Fine-tuning AI models / RAG
• Learning new stuff

EXPERIENCE

Business Technology Group - Senior Developer

^{Aug 2018 - PRESENT}

• Django/Python/ReactJS/Databases
• Quarterly Champion reward - July 2022
• Internal/External projects
• Mentor junior devs, review pull requests
• Participate in architecture design
• Created automated billing tool to process 14+ products and services
• Improved service usage polling accuracy by at least 4 times
• Optimized service usage polling performance
• Created workflow project to improve resource provisioning for clients
• Setup automated testing in CICD
• Setup automated code vulnerability scan in CICD
• Setup internal PYPI index
• Setup internal docker repositries
• Fine-tune AI models for classification tasks

Yellow NZ - Senior Developer

^{Apr 2017 - Aug 2018}

• Various Python projects (Yellow listings & Adwords engine)
• Mentor Junior Devs, PR reviews
• Django/Python, AWS Lambda
• Project Dev Lead

GrabOne, NZME - Senior Developer

^{Jan 2014 - Apr 2017}

• SOA Architecture
• Develop services including SSO(Oauth2), cart, billing and fulfillment
• Open source development
• CI Integration
• Django/Python, Javascript

ImageCentre Group - Senior Developer

^{Jan 2013 - Oct 2013}

• Deliver online products according to specification and timeframe
• Mentoring
• Django/Python, Javascript

Yellow NZ, Auckland — Senior Developer

^{May 2010 - Jan 2013}

• Maintain and develop new features on Finda
• Re-platform Yellow products to Django
• Creator of Yellow SEM tool.
• Test automation with Selenium
• Django/Python, Javascript, PHP

KiwiRail, Auckland — Developer

^{Oct 2004 - May 2010}

• In-house software development
• Look after critical EDI systems
• ASP.NET (code behind)
• Java
• PHP

Freelance Work

^{2005 - Present}

• Freelance
• AWS, DevOps, CI/CD, Docker
• Django/Python, PHP, Javascript

EDUCATION

Massey University, Palmerston North

^{Jan 2001 - Dec 2003}

• Bachelor of computer science and information systems

Awatapu College, Palmerston North

^{Jan 1998 - Dec 2000}

PROFILES & CONTRIBUTIONS

• Stackoverflow
• Github

Hobbies

• Woodworking
• Welding (MIG, Stick, Tig)
• Gaming
• Sports
• 4WD