James Baker - Staff Software Engineer, LinkedIn Corporation

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LinkedInStaff Software Engineer

Mar. 2023 - May. 2023Denver, Colorado, United StatesServed as an engineer for LinkedIn's Flagship product's core infrastructure team, exploring next-gen solutions

LinkedInSoftware Engineering Manager

Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2023Denver, Colorado, United States• Managed a team of five engineers (iOS, Android, and Web) for the Flagship User Experience Infrastructure team. We built visual-centric infrastructure for hundreds of engineers across client platforms • Guided cross-platform projects impacting many product teams including large-scale migrations, reusable component development, and highly consumable UX frameworks and principles • Oversaw hiring, training and development of new employees and staff • Delegated tasks to engineers and tracking employee growth and progress • Drove capacity and project planning discussions and ensured engineers meet objectives and key results

LinkedInStaff Software Engineer

Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2022Mountain View, CA• Served as technical lead for comprehensive framework migrations, multi-platform tech debt reduction projects, and feature developments for the Feed Web team • Authored and evangelized RFCs, technical analyses, and process change recommendations • Spearheaded several multi-quarter performance improvement investigations to decrease Page Load Time (PLT), lifting projected advertising revenue • Mentored seven engineers to promotions • Served on several committees and working groups involved in code quality, on-call operations, best practices, talent acquisition, and other crucial business aspects

LinkedInSenior Software Engineer

Mar. 2016 - Aug. 2017Mountain View, CA• Rebuilt LinkedIn's desktop feed experience in Ember.js, adding popularly used features such as multi-image updates, image viewing modal, and various pages and functionality for viewing and interacting with the feed. • Optimized performance of critical component infrastructure to provide faster page load times and smoother scrolling experiences • Led several in-depth investigations to decrease page load time and improve critical business metrics

LinkedInSoftware Engineering Manager

Jan. 2014 - Mar. 2016Mountain View, California• Managed six web engineers on Feed (homepage) during a rewrite of the main LinkedIn.com experience. • Prior to the Feed team, I managed a team of five on the Internal Data Tools team developing and maintaining platforms responsible for providing insights and administration for all stages of the development lifecycle (analytics, A/B testing, reporting, tracking, super admin, etc.). • Secured patents on UI components used for advanced querying of complex data sets. • Led the Web Community Evangelists, a cross-organization working group responsible for determining technology choices for web platforms and inviting guest speakers to LinkedIn.

LinkedInUI Engineer

Aug. 2013 - Sep. 2014Mountain view, california• Built the system and templates used to send quality visual emails to over 100 million members • Worked with a team of developers to build an internal messaging system in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS • Using jQuery, Dust.js, SASS, and Chart.js, developed the web UI for LinkedIn's first data analytics visualization tool which assisted data scientists generate reports from datasets around member experiences.

The Trade DeskSenior UI Engineer

Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2013Boulder, ColoradoWorked primarily with front-end technologies and Microsoft ASP.NET MVC. Responsible for developing and maintaining the UI Ecosystem for a diverse web platform application along-side a team of engineers. Languages: HTML4/5, CSS, JavaScript, C#, ASP.NET, Razor Libraries & Frameworks: jQuery/jQueryUI, LESS, Twitter Bootstrap, ASP.NET MVC 3/4, Underscore.js Tools & Practices: Mercurial/TortoiseHG, Photoshop CS6, VS 2010, SQL Server 2008/2010, Windows 7, Agile (Scrum)

MarkitUI Engineer

May. 2011 - Aug. 2012Boulder, ColoradoInternal tools development, product development, web-based application development. Languages: HTML4/5, CSS, JavaScript, C#, ASP.NET, Razor Libraries & Frameworks: jQuery/jQueryUI, ASP.NET MVC 2/3 Tools & Practices: SVN/TortoiseSVN, Visual Studio 2008/2010, Windows XP/7, Waterfall, Agile (Scrum)

Social Media EnergyUI Engineer & Designer

Apr. 2010 - Sep. 2011Denver, ColoradoDeveloped Social Media content for large businesses in the Denver area. Experience with FBML, PHP, HTML, CSS, and OAuth.

Oh Snap Designs, LLCOwner/Web Developer

Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2011Greater Denver AreaDeveloped websites and web-based, interactive applications for small businesses and consumers. Served as a freelance contractor for various projects and small contracts in mostly front-end development languages. Skills attained and improved upon: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery & UI, PHP, ASP.NET, CVS

Vista CollegeTechnical Instruction Program Director

Apr. 2008 - Jul. 2009Amarillo, Texas AreaInstructed over 30 students on classes related to the A+, Network+, MCSE, and CCNA industry certifications. Directed two instructors and two assistants on their current material and instructing approaches. Performed needed network administration activities for office staff of 10 - 15 people.