James Langridge
I'm a software engineer with an unorthodox, self-taught background. My superpower is over a decade of training and experience as a lawyer-linguist, during which I honed my skills in problem solving and natural languages, on my path to becoming a computer whisperer. With deep experience in TypeScript (React, Next.js), and some exposure to Rust and Angular, I've also written a good amount of C# recently. Right now, I'm enjoying experimenting with AI-Assisted software engineering.
Selected Personal Projects
The following are some of the projects I build in my spare time as a solo developer. A mixture of SaaS products in production, and open source projects. For all my open source projects, see my GitHub.
SaaS Products
Offline-first PWA that captures Kindle highlights with intelligent parsing, client-side full-text search, collaborative list sharing, and automated email reminders.
Multi-tenant SaaS platform enabling personal trainers to manage clients, automate billing, and sync schedules with Google Calendar using OAuth integration and tax-ready revenue reporting.
Strava integration that automatically enriches activities with customizable weather data using real-time webhooks and historical weather APIs.
Open Source Projects
Production REST API serving 2 million Mars rover photos from all four NASA missions. Unifies fragmented NASA endpoints with 100% data preservation, two-level Redis caching, Mars time filtering, and location-based search.
TypeScript SDK for the Strava API with OAuth authentication, automatic token management, rate limiting, and webhook support.
TypeScript library that parses Garmin Connect ZIP exports into typed objects covering activities, wellness data, sleep sessions, and training metrics.