Hi, I'm James Tran, a full-stack software engineer with a passion for building scalable APIs, internal tools, and front-end applications using modern frameworks and CI/CD pipelines. After founding and managing my own eCommerce business, I've returned to engineering with renewed focus and a fresh perspective. I enjoy creating solutions that streamline developer workflows, improve code quality, and enhance user experience. I'm always eager to collaborate, learn, and contribute to impactful projects.

James Tran

Hi, I'm James Tran, a full-stack software engineer with a passion for building scalable APIs, internal tools, and front-end applications using modern frameworks and CI/CD pipelines. After founding and managing my own eCommerce business, I've returned to engineering with renewed focus and a fresh perspective. I enjoy creating solutions that streamline developer workflows, improve code quality, and enhance user experience. I'm always eager to collaborate, learn, and contribute to impactful projects.

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Hi, I’m James Tran, a full-stack software engineer with a passion for building scalable APIs, internal tools, and front-end applications using modern frameworks and CI/CD pipelines. After founding and managing my own eCommerce business, I’ve returned to engineering with renewed focus and a fresh perspective.

I enjoy creating solutions that streamline developer workflows, improve code quality, and enhance user experience. I’m always eager to collaborate, learn, and contribute to impactful projects.

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Work Experience

Software Development Engineer II at Mitchell International, Inc.
October 31, 2022 - July 10, 2025
Maintained and enhanced existing codebases, contributed to code reviews and pull requests, improving overall code quality and fostering team collaboration. Led training sessions as SME on APM monitoring tools, enabling cross-team visibility into application performance for proactive issue detection and resolution. Authored detailed deployment schedules and updates for stakeholder planning and testing to minimize downtime. Designed an ASP.NET Core REST API to orchestrate k6 load tests with historical test data visualization in Grafana, enabling scalable regression testing within CI/CD pipelines. Developed a .NET SDK with a fluent API to programmatically build and schedule performance tests, streamlining developer workflows.
Software Development Engineer I at Mitchell International, Inc.
September 30, 2021 - July 10, 2025
Created comprehensive technical system design and onboarding documentation for APIs, SDKs, and internal services to improve knowledge bases and accelerate team adoption. Collaborated with design teams to develop a user-friendly front-end for an image-viewing microservice integrated across multiple products. Implemented a custom React project creation wizard to dynamically build API requests based on user selections, streamlining project setup and reducing redundancy. Built a comprehensive Selenium testing framework to automate front-end validation, integrating it with CI/CD pipelines to reduce UI bugs and improve reliability.
Software Development Engineer Intern at Mitchell International, Inc.
July 31, 2019 - July 10, 2025
Modernized and containerized a legacy application using Docker, transitioning to portable deployments that cut server costs by 30% and enhanced CI/CD efficiency. Led performance benchmarking comparing containerized deployments to on-prem IIS with k6 load tests, demonstrating improved throughput and supporting cloud migration.

Education

B.S. at University of California, Irvine
January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2019

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services