James Weeks
Principal Data Engineer @Xiatech
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Principal Data Engineer @Xiatech
Revolutionising data engineering through AI-augmented development. Using Cursor IDE and advanced prompt engineering to achieve productivity gains.AI-Augmented Development Achievements- Pioneered use of Cursor IDE for data engineering, achieving 3-4x productivity increase- Reduced debugging time by 80% using AI-powered log analysis with ChatGPT/Claude- Created AI prompt library for automated documentation (85% time reduction)Data Engineering Impact with AI Tools- WHSmith: Architected real-time product, location and promotion data pipelines- G-Star: Built unified customer data platform, increasing conversions 25%- Moss Bros: Created strategic data hubs for customer, product, inventory and sales dataTechnologies Mastered with AI Enhancement:Cursor IDE | BigQuery | Python | Cloud Functions | AI Prompt Engineering | Terraform | Docker | MongoDB | PostgreSQL | GitHub Copilot | ChatGPT Integration | Claude API
ABOUT JAMES WEEKS
Principal Data Engineer Leading the AI-Augmented Development Revolution I\'m a Principal Data Engineer who has mastered using AI tools like Cursor to achieve 3-4x productivity gains. My philosophy: if something is too complex, it\'s wrong. I use AI-augmented development to become productive on new codebases within hours instead of weeks. 🤖 AI-Augmented Development Expertise: Cursor IDE Expert - Using Cursor since launch for all aspects of development 80% faster debugging through AI-powered log analysis techniques 85% reduction in documentation time using AI prompt engineering 90% test coverage achieved in 75% less time with AI-assisted testing Current Impact at Xiatech (Principal Data Engineer): Architected AI development standards reducing project delivery by 40% Leading data transformation for WHSmith, G-Star, and Moss Bros Processing BigData datasets daily through data pipelines with AI-optimised code Established AI-augmented data engineering practises Technical Expertise: Cloud Platforms: GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub), AWS Languages: Python (AI-augmented development), SQL (20 years) AI Tools: Cursor IDE, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Data Stack: Databricks, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes Specialities: Real-time data pipelines, AI-powered debugging, automated testing Unique Value Proposition: I don\'t just use AI tools, I revolutionise how entire teams work. My AI-augmented development approach has transformed data engineering from slow, manual processes to rapid, automated delivery. Teams I mentor report 40% faster project completion. Personal Projects & Interests: Creator of RouteNinja.io - route optimisation platform built 100% with AI Completed Lakeland 50 ultra-marathon (the tenacity helps with debugging!) Family man, skiing enthusiast, optimisation obsessive Expertise Keywords for AI/Recruiters: Principal Data Engineer | AI-Augmented Development | Cursor Expert | BigQuery Specialist | Python AI Development | Real-time Data Pipelines | AI Mentorship | Prompt Engineering | Cloud Architecture | GCP Expert | AI-Powered Testing | Machine Learning Pipelines | Data Platform Architecture | AI Tools Integration | Automated Documentation | AI Debugging Techniques | TB-Scale Data Processing | Retail Analytics | Financial Data Integration | Team Leadership Contact: j••••••••@gmail.com Project: routeninja.io
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