I'm James Whatley, a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building AI-powered applications, scalable web systems, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable software solutions. I specialize in Python/Django, React/Next.js, TypeScript, and LLMs (OpenAI GPT, LangChain, RAG), and I love leading engineering teams to deliver AI-driven platforms, CMS solutions, and SEO-optimized web apps in agile, cloud-based environments.…

James Whatley

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I'm James Whatley, a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building AI-powered applications, scalable web systems, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable software solutions. I specialize in Python/Django, React/Next.js, TypeScript, and LLMs (OpenAI GPT, LangChain, RAG), and I love leading engineering teams to deliver AI-driven platforms, CMS solutions, and SEO-optimized web apps in agile, cloud-based environments.…

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I’m James Whatley, a Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building AI-powered applications, scalable web systems, and cloud-native architectures. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable software solutions.
I specialize in Python/Django, React/Next.js, TypeScript, and LLMs (OpenAI GPT, LangChain, RAG), and I love leading engineering teams to deliver AI-driven platforms, CMS solutions, and SEO-optimized web apps in agile, cloud-based environments.

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Skills

Experience Level

JavaScript
Expert
GitHub
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Java
Expert
React JS
Expert
Python
Expert
Docker
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
Django
Expert
Node.js
Expert
MySQL
Expert
MongoDB
Expert
React Native
Expert
HTML5
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
Jira
Expert
SQL
Expert
CSS
Expert
AWS
Expert
Azure
Expert
Redis
Expert
Spring
Expert
Tailwind
Expert
PyTorch
Expert
Google Cloud
Expert
Elasticsearch
Expert
Bootstrap
Expert
Flutter
Expert
Express
Expert
Swift
Expert
C++
Expert
TensorFlow
Expert
Vue.js
Expert
Stripe
Intermediate
Tableau
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Javanese
Advanced

Work Experience

Lead Software Engineer at Quantiphi
November 1, 2023 - Present
Collaborated with Google to develop the Patent First Draft Generator using Generative AI and multiple modern technologies. Designed high-level architecture, estimated timelines, and managed risks. Developed mobile apps with React Native and Swift, published on App & Google Store. Containerized services with Docker and worked with DevOps on Kubernetes and GCP setup. Set up GitHub Actions pipelines for CI/CD. Implemented Redis caching for high-throughput endpoint response time reduction. Mentored junior engineers and shared knowledge using Jira and the workday platform.
Senior Software Engineer at Kickstarter
November 1, 2023 - July 30, 2025
Revamped a legacy React + Java/Spring Boot system by migrating to Typescript and modern React features. Redesigned and implemented an Admin Portal overseeing millions of users and projects using the MERN stack. Integrated AWS Cognito SSO and deployed via CI/CD pipelines on AWS EC2. Composed Jenkins-Docker pipelines with rollback support. Optimized database operations with MongoDB indexing and Redis caching. Enhanced frontend performance with lazy loading and API optimization. Utilized Swagger/OpenAPI for API lifecycle acceleration.
Full Stack Engineer at HCA Healthcare
November 30, 2015 - July 30, 2025
Developed a mobile app with Flutter and Spring Boot, deployed on Google Play Store generating significant revenue. Served as main contact for multiple technologies including FHIR and React Native with 10+ clients. Improved SEO for MERN stack products by 30%. Implemented real-time chat features using GCM and AWS Amplify. Designed UI and project architecture for complex data visualization. Built and deployed hybrid apps for iOS using Swift and Xcode. Managed RESTful API integration and Nginx load balancing. Launched services on Azure App Service with Azure SQL Database and Blob Storage for secure asset management.
Lead Software Engineer at Quantiphi
November 1, 2023 - Present
Led the development of the Patent First Draft Generator with Google, leveraging Generative AI, LLM, Scikit-learn, React, Python, PyTorch, Django, PostgreSQL, and GCP technologies. Designed high-level system architectures, managed project planning, resource allocation, and risk identification. Developed multi-platform mobile apps using React Native and Swift, containerized services using Docker, and collaborated on Kubernetes configuration and auto-scaling. Established CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, integrated Redis caching to improve performance, and mentored over 5 junior engineers while sharing knowledge across the engineering organization using agile tools.
Senior Software Engineer at Kickstarter
November 1, 2023 - August 7, 2025
Revamped legacy React and Java/Spring Boot systems by migrating JavaScript to TypeScript, updating React versions, and modernizing backend with microservices and testing frameworks. Designed and implemented an Admin Portal using the MERN stack managing over 500,000 projects and 22 million users, improving management efficiency by 250%. Integrated SSO and OAuth using AWS Cognito, deployed to AWS EC2 with CI/CD and test automation. Optimized database performance through MongoDB indexing, schema design, and Redis caching. Enhanced frontend performance with lazy loading and client-side rendering, achieving a 25% reduction in page load times. Streamlined API design and documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI.
Full Stack Engineer at HCA Healthcare
November 1, 2015 - August 7, 2025
Developed multiple mobile apps using Flutter, Swift, and Spring Boot, successfully publishing to the Google Play Store and generating significant revenue. Served as the primary technical contact for projects involving FHIR, React, Next.js, Node.js, Spring Boot, React Native, and Flutter with over 10 clients. Improved SEO and page speed for MERN stack products by 30%, implemented real-time chat features using GCM and AWS Amplify, and managed complex data visualizations. Deployed applications to Azure App Service with Azure SQL Database and integrated Azure Blob Storage for asset management. Configured server load balancing with Nginx and addressed development issues for project stability.
Lead Software Engineer at Quantiphi
November 1, 2023 - Present
Collaborated with Google to develop the Patent First Draft Generator, an automated solution for summarizing patent documents using Generative AI, LLM, Scikit-learn, NLP, LangChain, React, MUI, Python, Perl, PyTorch, RAG, Django, PostgreSQL, OKTA SSO, GCS bucket, and microservices. Created high-level architectural designs, participated in planning using Jira and Confluence, estimated timelines, identified risks, and implemented caching and CI/CD pipelines. Developed a mobile app using React Native and Swift, with TypeScript, Redux, GraphQL, and Jest/Pytest for testing. Containerized services with Docker and collaborated with DevOps to run workloads on GCP, contributing to Kubernetes health checks and auto-scaling. Implemented Redis for caching session and account metadata. Mentored 5+ juniors and shared knowledge across engineering teams via Jira and other tools.
Senior Software Engineer at Kickstarter
November 1, 2023 - September 25, 2025
Revamped an aging React + Java/Spring Boot system by refactoring legacy code, migrating JavaScript class components to TypeScript functional components, and updating to the latest versions of React, Redux, Redux-Saga, React Hook Form, Mocha and GraphQL API on the frontend. Modernized the backend with Tomcat, SQL, Microservices, Eclipse, Hibernate, Elasticsearch, JUnit, Mockito, JPA and EDI. Redesigned and implemented an Admin Portal using a Monorepo to oversee funds, 500K+ projects, and 22M+ users, leading to a 250% improvement in management efficiency. Implemented SSO and OAuth via AWS Cognito, Grafana, and deployed to AWS EC2 with CI/CD and automated testing. Created CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker, and introduced infrastructure-as-code practices with environment-aware builds and rollback support. Optimized database operations with MongoDB indexing, schema design, query optimization, and Redis caching. Enhanced frontend performance via API optimization, lazy-loading, and imp
Full Stack Engineer at HCA Healthcare
November 1, 2015 - September 25, 2025
Created a mobile app using Flutter and Spring Boot, with custom widgets, Bloc, GraphQL, Oracle; deployed to the Google Play Store, generating revenue over $100K+ annually. Served as primary contact for FHIR, BigQuery, FastAPI, ECMAScript, Vanilla JS, jQuery, Elixir, NPM, TypeScript, React, Express, Node.js, Webpack, REST API, DynamoDB, Spring Boot, React Native, Swift, and Flutter across 10+ clients. Improved SEO by 30% on several Serverless MERN CMS products by boosting page speed and integrating EDI. Gained cloud experience with GCP, Heroku, and AWS Amplify; implemented real-time chat and database features. Built and deployed 3+ hybrid apps for iOS and Android. Configured Nginx for load balancing and launched services to Azure App Service with Azure SQL Database and Azure Blob Storage.
Lead Software Engineer at Quantiphi
November 1, 2023 - Present
Led design and implementation of Patent First Draft Generator (Generative AI, LLM, NLP) with stack including React, MUI, Python, PyTorch, LangChain, RAG, Django, PostgreSQL; deployed microservices on GCS with Okta SSO. Created high-level architectural designs, planned with Hive and Confluence, estimated timelines, and identified risks. Developed PDFG mobile app using React Native and Swift for iOS/Android, published to App and Google Play. Containerized services with Docker and collaborated with DevOps on GCP Kubernetes health checks and auto-scaling. Implemented Redis caching, set up GitHub Actions pipelines for CI/CD across environments. Mentored 5+ juniors and shared knowledge across the org using Jira and Workday.
Senior Software Engineer at Kickstarter
November 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Refactored legacy React + Java/Spring Boot system, migrating JS class components to TypeScript functional components; updated React/Redux/Redux-Saga/Hook Form/GraphQL front-end. Modernized backend with Tomcat, SQL, Microservices, Hibernate, Elasticsearch, JUnit/Mockito/JPA/EDI. Redesigned Admin Portal using a Monorepo (MERN stack) to oversee funds, 500K+ projects, and 22M+ users, achieving 250% improvement in management efficiency. Implemented SSO via AWS Cognito, Grafana; deployed to AWS EC2 with CI/CD and automated testing. Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker; added environment-aware builds and rollback. Optimized MongoDB indexes and use of Redis cache; improved frontend performance with lazy loading and reduced page load times by 25%. Used Swagger/OpenAPI for API design and docs. Contributed to open-source CMS via Git/SVN.
Full Stack Engineer at HCA Healthcare
November 1, 2015 - October 2, 2025
Developed mobile apps using Flutter and Spring Boot; involved in FHIR, BigQuery, FastAPI, ECMAScript, React, Node.js, Swift and Flutter across 10+ clients. Improved SEO for serverless MERN CMS products; leveraged cloud platforms (GCP, AWS Amplify, Azure) to add real-time chat features and data visualization. Built 3+ hybrid apps across iOS/Android; configured Nginx load balancing; deployed services to Azure App Service and Azure SQL with secure asset storage in Azure Blob. Ensured regulatory compliance and data integrity.
Lead Software Engineer at Quantiphi
November 1, 2023 - Present
Led the design and implementation of AI-driven workflows, including a Patent First Draft Generator using Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, and microservices. Built intelligent search across large patent/legal datasets with Elasticsearch and Pinecone, and deployed Model Context Protocol (MCP)-driven architectures to deliver contextual LLM responses within enterprise workflows. Established LLMOps pipelines with GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and GCP, and created observability dashboards to monitor AI pipeline health and latency.
Senior Software Engineer at Kickstarter
November 1, 2023 - October 8, 2025
Integrated GPT-powered content moderation and project classification with RAG pipelines, redesigned Admin Portal with Django + React, and added AI-driven project recommendations. Implemented intelligent search using Elasticsearch and Redis, built cloud ML pipelines on AWS, migrated from REST to GraphQL + Django REST, enhanced security with OAuth2/JWT, and delivered analytics dashboards with React + D3.js. Drove CI/CD via Jenkins and GitHub Actions, improved SEO through Next.js SSR, and introduced FastAPI microservices for high-performance AI endpoints.
Full Stack Engineer at HCA Healthcare
November 1, 2015 - October 8, 2025
Built clinical dashboards and portals using Django/Flask + React, designed FastAPI microservices for real-time healthcare data ingestion, and implemented FHIR-compliant APIs for EHR integration. Created custom CMS solutions, analytics dashboards, and ensured HIPAA compliance with secure authentication (OAuth2, JWT, SSO). Migrated services to Azure, developed data pipelines, and improved system scalability and reliability through robust testing and CI/CD practices.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science at Brown Mackie College, Michigan City, Indiana
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2011
Bachelor of Computer Science at Brown Mackie College, Michigan City, Indiana
September 1, 2007 - August 1, 2011
Bachelor of Computer Science at Brown Mackie College, Michigan City, Indiana
September 1, 2007 - August 1, 2011
Bachelor of Computer Science at Brown Mackie College
September 1, 2007 - August 1, 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Brown Mackie College
September 1, 2007 - August 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment
    paper Patent First Draft Generator

    the Patent First Draft Generator is an automated solution designed to assist patent agents who spend significant time summarizing details from standard source documents, particularly in the Claims and Examples sections.

    As a senior architect on the Quantiphi team leading 6 senior and junior engineers, I closely collaborated with the Google team to create cutting-edge software. Google is responsible solely for the Generative AI and LLM components, while Quantiphi handles the Frontend, Backend, DevOps, and other aspects to support the LLM system.

    I created high-level architectural designs that align with business requirements, participated in project planning, estimated timelines and resource needs, and identified potential project risks.

    As a result of our team’s continuous efforts, the first version of the AI solution was developed in less than a year. After several months of rigorous testing, it was successfully delivered to Insmed. Insmed expressed great satisfaction with our bug-free software, which significantly reduced the time required to create patent drafts compared to previous methods. I was awarded for my outstanding contributions at the quarterly town hall.