James Kelly
Software Engineer - AVP at Blackstone
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Kelly is a seasoned software engineer and AVP-level leader at Blackstone, with 11 years of full-stack experience spanning front-end React/Next.js to Node-based services and data pipelines. He specializes in high-performance, scalable architectures, having designed and shipped ELT pipelines using event-driven TypeScript microservices, Kubernetes cron jobs, Kafka, and AWS (SQS, API Gateway, Lambda) for resilient data flows. He has led frontend development (Search Experience) and driven cross-functional initiatives as a scrum master, prioritizing speed, reliability, and elegant UX in complex domains. A versatile technologist, he blends software craftsmanship with product thinking across relational and NoSQL stores (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB) and diverse stacks, including Docker, GraphQL, and modern frontends. He started his career at Barbarian and later moved through Better.com to Blackstone, leveraging a background in music (BMus from McGill) and a penchant for storytelling to collaborate with strategy, design, and engineering teams. Based in New York City, he’s open to opportunities that challenge him and enable him to improve people’s lives while delivering measurable impact.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
N/A, Web Development and Programming, N/A, Web Development and Programming at Fullstack AcademyBMus - Performance, Music, Management, BMus - Performance, Music, Management at McGill University
English, French
Github Skills (20)
trellis7
federated6
creators6
react5
react-component5
nextjs5
creator4
nodejs4
federation4
reactjs4
james3
react-components3
javascript3
antd2
node-js2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gavlu/trellis
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015
trellis site
Contributions:94 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 1 month
trellis
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