James Neally
San Francisco,California
Summary
Frontend / Fullstack Engineer with experience leading large-scale consumer web platforms, release management, accessibility initiatives, and cross-functional teams. Strong background in React, NodeJS, NextJS, CI/CD workflows, and modern web architecture within enterprise-scale environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
PlayStation
01.2019 - Current
- Release Manager for PlayStation Webstore, reaching millions of users across all countries, and conducting biweekly releases across 6 different client applications.
- Technical Team Lead for PlayStation Webstore, overseeing architecture decisions, application health, and feature development.
- Manager and Code Owner for 8 legacy codebases, including oversight of offshore team contributions to maintain quality.
- Executed comprehensive feature integrations across web platforms for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles to enhance user experience.
- Fullstack developer with NodeJS and NextJS on the client, and original contributor to our GraphQL middleware layer.
Senior SDET
PlayStation
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Release QA owner for PlayStation Web applications, coordinating release and feature testing.
- Developed and implemented 100% automation strategies to enhance test coverage for both new and legacy features.
QA Systems Analyst
Wells Fargo
05.2016 - 12.2016
- Led development of early-stage framework for Wells Fargo's QA mobile automation using Selenium, Appium, Java, and TestNG.
- Executed multiple concurrent projects to enhance testing efficiency through automation of large-scale regression tests.
Mobile Web Developer
Moovweb
08.2014 - 05.2015
- Converted desktop sites to mobile using Tritium scripting language, XPath, Sass/CSS, Javascript, and the Moovweb SDK.
- Contributed to many eCommerce mobile sites including Forever21, Hammacher Schlemmer, and Leica Microsystems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science with Honors
University of California
Santa Barbara01-2014
Skills
- JavaScript/NodeJS, TypeScript, NextJS and React
- Frontend and Fullstack Web Application Development
- Docker, GraphQL, Jenkins CI/CD
- Release Management & Platform Operations
- Responsive Web Design, Web Accessibility (WCAG)
- Project Leadership/Project Management
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
PlayStation
01.2019 - Current
QA Systems Analyst
Wells Fargo
05.2016 - 12.2016
Senior SDET
PlayStation
01.2016 - 12.2019
Mobile Web Developer
Moovweb
08.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science with Honors
University of California