James Gibbs
Software Engineer | 15+ Years
Gamer | 25+ Years
Learner | 30+ Years
Backend, tooling, and cloud-infrastructure engineer, based in Stockholm and working in games — currently a consultant with Dashy Studios, on assignment at Lovable, previously at Modoyo and Paradox Interactive.
Before Sweden I spent a decade in property-management software as a Software Development Team Lead and Architect: three teams of developers, designers, and testers; technical lead for Angular / ASP.NET WebAPI / MySQL; and the group-wide agile process.
I am a pathological enabler - Software Development Team Lead, Dungeon Master, Raid Leader, Team Captain, Magic Judge, the guy with all the board games. I am the organizer that brings everyone together.
Professionally, I use agile methodologies, especially Scrum and Kanban, and am the company leader in doing crazy things with JIRA.
I have one goal as a leader: make sure everyone else in the org chart - above, below, and beside me - can accomplish their goals.
Recommended Reading
Leadership / Project Management
- The Manager's Path (5 star must read)
- Essential Scrum
- The Design of Design
- The Mythical Man Month
- 97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know (Currently Reading)