James Bilous
Portland
Summary
Professional engineering manager with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Demonstrates ability to lead engineering teams, drive innovative solutions, and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in project management, strategic planning, and cross-functional communication. Known for reliability, analytical thinking, and fostering productive work environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
ClickUp
07.2024 - Current
- Coordinated efforts of 20 engineers and 1 engineering manager across 6 product feature development teams to enhance product development efficiency.
- Managed full-scale rewrite of access check queries, ensuring alignment with engineering standards and best practices.
- Executed delivery of subfolders to enhance user experience by addressing most requested feature in ClickUp.
- Managed cross-functional team of 6 engineers to execute enterprise-level feature development, driving significant revenue growth through new account acquisition.
- Spearheaded creation of Playwright test infrastructure and AI test agents project, leveraging LLMs to enhance automation of build verification processes.
- Directed engineering manager and engineering team on work analytics initiatives focused on user and resource management for enterprise clients.
Engineering Manager
ClickUp
09.2022 - 07.2024
- Oversaw and directed 13 engineers across three product engineering teams.
- Assisted field squad in delivering custom field manager, streamlining processes to recover a previously behind schedule project and for secured multiple high ARR account acquisitions.
- Redesigned formula engine to support advanced product features, addressing significant scaling challenges and improving overall performance.
Senior Software Engineer
ClickUp
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Assisted in feature development and performance enhancements for ClickUp's growing platform after Series C funding. Contributed to backend development using Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL.
Software Engineer - MRx (Market Research)
SurveyMonkey
Portland, OR
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Developed survey software as a service for clients. Assisted in creating Python microservices that facilitated survey distribution for participants. Contributed to the maintenance of the SurveyMonkey Rewards backend service supporting iOS and Android applications.
Software Engineer - Customer Success Engineering
SurveyMonkey
Portland, OR
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Developed internal tools utilizing machine learning models to enhance customer support case triage processes.
Software Engineer
Experts Exchange
San Luis Obispo, CA
06.2014 - 06.2017
- Assisted teams in developing full-stack features using Java, SQL, and CSS. Supported project objectives by contributing to feature implementation.
Education
Bachelors and Masters of Science - Computer Science
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA06-2016
Skills
- AI Driven Development and Engineering Operations
- AI Driven Test Development and CI/CD
- Distributed System Architecture
- Team Building, Mentoring and Scaling
- Backend Engineering
Accomplishments
- ClickUp Key Talent Award 2026
- ClickUp Core Value Award Winner 2025
- ClickUp Core Value Award Winner 2024
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
ClickUp
07.2024 - Current
Engineering Manager
ClickUp
09.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Software Engineer
ClickUp
11.2021 - 09.2022
Software Engineer - MRx (Market Research)
SurveyMonkey
06.2019 - 11.2021
Software Engineer - Customer Success Engineering
SurveyMonkey
06.2017 - 06.2019
Software Engineer
Experts Exchange
06.2014 - 06.2017
Bachelors and Masters of Science - Computer Science
California Polytechnic State University