Jim McQuillan
Ex-NASA | Ex-Apple
- Role
- Senior Staff Software Engineer at Lg Nova
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim McQuillan
Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, production-grade software across enterprise, consumer, and R&D environments. Proven ability to translate early-stage concepts into technical architectures, lead cross-functional collaboration, and guide external development partners from prototype through delivery. Experienced in modern web platforms, APIs, and cloud-based systems supporting high-impact, mission-critical initiatives. TECHNICAL SKILLS• Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS• Frameworks & Libraries: React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NoSQL Systems• Platforms & DevOps: Linux, LAMP, Docker, Git, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum• Core Competencies: Scalable System Architecture, API Design (RESTful), Code Reviews, Technical Leadership, Mentorship, Technical Documentation
Experience
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Nov 2025 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US
Collaborate with Entrepreneurs in Residence to translate early-stage business concepts into actionable technical architectures and MVP development roadmaps across cleantech, healthcare, and AI ventures • Lead technical due diligence for emerging startup partnerships, identifying risks, edge cases, and feasibility constraints to inform strategic investment and incubation decisions • Architect and contribute to microservices and integration layers for rapid prototypes, balancing in-house development with third-party vendor coordination • Drive cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, and executive leadership to align technical strategy with venture objectives
Education
Saginaw Valley State University
BSCS, Computer Science
1994
Skills
- Wordpress
- Ruby on Rails
- Jquery
- Web Applications
- Json
- Css
- User Interface
- Agile Methodologies
- Mobile Applications
- Perl
- Github
- Web Services
- Web Development
- Service Oriented Architecture Design
- Api
- Javascript
- Html 5
- Soap
- Unix
- Scalability
- Software Engineering
- Apache
- Soa
- Html
- Git
- Xml
- Rest
- Ruby
- Open Source
- Mongodb
- Sdlc
- Software Development
- Nosql
- Python
- Scrum
- Linux
- User Interface Design
- Start-Ups
- Integration
- Mvc
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