James Wilson

Computer Science & Engineering student at Santa Clara University. Builder of large-scale systems, playful robots, and a Roblox game with 300k+ MAU. Passionate about infrastructure, AI, and delightful UX.

Open to SWE / infra / AI rolesRoblox & game backendsFull‑stack product sense
[email protected] (425) 528‑6690 linkedin.com/in/jwfw github.com/sssynk
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At a glance

  • • 300k+ MAU Roblox game (self‑hosted backend)
  • • Infra, Postgres, vector search, LLM features
  • • iOS + web UIs; fast prototyping; shipper

Experience

The Library of Aletheia · Lead Software Engineer

Remote · Jan 2024 – Present

  • • Built and scaled a Roblox game reaching 300,000+ MAU.
  • • Architected self‑hosted backend with database optimizations, load balancing, and fault‑tolerant systems for high‑throughput real‑time play.
  • • Implemented scalable systems that increased player retention by 20%.
  • • Directed technical strategy to support sustained community growth of 2,000+ users/month.

Kajabi LLC · Software Engineering Intern (Returning)

Remote · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025

  • • Optimized mobile onboarding; improved activation & conversion.
  • • Enhanced onboarding segmentation with new data fields.
  • • Led a critical analytics data‑integrity fix for cookie‑less users.

PeakMind · Full‑Stack Engineering Intern

Remote · Mar 2024 – May 2025

  • • Built front‑end & back‑end for a gamified mental‑health app.
  • • Designed AI chat features to support users’ well‑being.
  • • Shipped multiple Swift mini‑games; boosted monthly downloads.

Kajabi LLC · Software Engineering Intern

Remote · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022

  • • Built in‑app link‑generation to streamline marketing workflows.
  • • Integrated a customer‑success platform; increased retention.

Selected Projects

Self‑driving ride‑on robot

Local positioning & navigation; robust embedded control.

EMG‑controlled mini robot

Steered by leg‑muscle contractions for assistive control.

Support bot & MCP server

LLM‑powered support workflow for Library of Aletheia.

Disc‑golf tracer with 3D camera

OpenCV speed & trajectory; live visualization.

Custom moderation & on‑device LLM

Trained game‑specific model; optimized to Apple MLX.

Achievements

Skills

Languages

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaLuaRubyRHTML/CSSC++

Back‑end / Infra

APIsLoad balancingFault toleranceMonitoringCI/CDScaling

Front‑end

Web appsEmbedded UIsiOS UIs

Databases & AI

PostgreSQLDistributed PostgresLLMsClassificationMCP servers

Education

Santa Clara University — B.S. Computer Science & Engineering

Santa Clara, CA · Expected Jun 2027

University of Washington — Pre‑Sciences

Seattle, WA · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025