James Thornton
Software Engineer
Software Engineer with 4 years of experience building scalable web applications using React, Node.js, and TypeScript. Passionate about clean architecture, developer experience, and mentoring junior engineers.
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Work Experience
Software Engineer
Monzo Bank
Mar 2022 — PresentCurrentLondon, UK
- Engineered React component library reducing development time by 40% across 3 product teams
- Architected Node.js microservices handling 2M+ daily transactions with 99.9% uptime
- Led TypeScript migration of 80,000-line codebase, eliminating 300+ runtime errors in production
- Mentored 4 junior engineers through weekly code reviews and pair programming sessions
Junior Software Engineer
Deliveroo
Jun 2020 — Mar 2022London, UK
- Developed RESTful APIs in Node.js serving 500K+ daily active users across 12 markets
- Implemented real-time order tracking feature using WebSockets, improving customer satisfaction by 18%
- Reduced page load time by 35% through code splitting and lazy loading optimizations
Graduate Software Developer
Accenture
Sep 2019 — Jun 2020Manchester, UK
- Built internal tooling dashboards using React and GraphQL for a FTSE 100 retail client
- Automated deployment pipelines with CI/CD scripts, cutting release cycles from 2 weeks to 2 days
Skills
Frontend
React
Languages
TypeScript
Backend
Node.js
Database
PostgreSQL
API
GraphQL
DevOps
Docker
Cloud
AWS
Testing
Jest
Tools
Git
Education
BSc Computer Science, Computer Science
University of Manchester
Languages
English
Native
French
Intermediate