James Vargo

Software Developer
Tokyo, Japan
jvargeaux@gmail.com

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Who am I?

  • Software Developer
  • Living in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
  • American 🇺🇸
  • 日本語能力：日常会話

I'm a fullstack software engineer, and the sole architect of Scrybe, a worldbuilding app.

I have experience leading a small team of developers and designers.

I deeply enjoy building software and expanding my knowledge of technology. I have a strong policy of writing clean and readable code, and delivering projects on time.

Experience

~ 3 years professionally

2020 - current

Lead Front End Developer, Interakt Inc.

2016 - 2017

Freelance Front End Developer

Frond End

React / Redux

Vue / Vuex

Angular

Back End

Node.js

MongoDB

AWS S3

Socket.io

Nginx

Javascript

Typescript

Python

Git

Agile (Scrum, Kanban)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

2016

Biola University, B.A. Media Production

Commercial Apps (Personal Projects)

Scrybe

scrybe-app.com

An app I built from scratch. This is an app for writers, creators, and storytellers to visualize and organize their worldbuilding.

Technologies:

  • Vue / Vuex Frontend
  • REST API
  • Node.js Backend
  • Nginx Server w/ TSL (OpenSSL)
  • MongoDB (Mongoose)
  • AWS S3 w/ CDN & cache control
  • Image resizing / compression (Sharp)
  • Socket.io
  • Developed custom server logger for admin site
  • Transactional emails with SendGrid