James Lacandula

Software engineer with 10+ years of experience building web applications across React, TypeScript, Node.js, PHP, Python/Django, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. Most recently served as Lead Software Engineer at 500 Designs where I led architecture decisions, built an AI-powered product with OpenAI and LangChain, established engineering SOPs, and mentored developers. I've shipped SaaS dashboards, financial consulting dashboards, healthcare platforms, data visualization tools, and inventory systems for clients across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.