James Boxall

Experience

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks

C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, React, SQL

Tools & Platforms

Git, Sitecore CMS, AWS, Kafka, Microservices, CI/CD

Specializations

Microservices Architecture, Performance Optimization, System Design

Leadership

Code Reviews, Mentoring, Team Leadership, Documentation

Work Experience

Vonage

Current
Sep 2025 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

  • • Senior Software Engineer for Contact Centre integrated with Salesforce
  • • Led performance improvements and CI/CD enhancements
  • • Split monolith into smaller microservices for improved scalability
  • • Designed AI Bot integrations and AWS KMS service implementations
  • • Created technical documentation and delivered presentations

Vitality

Oct 2021 - Sep 2025

Senior Software Engineer

  • • Led microservices platform managing 50+ services supporting multiple teams
  • • Owned code reviews, mentoring, releases, and performance monitoring
  • • Integrated microservices with third-party platforms across the business
  • • Established company's first intern developer programme and conducted technical interviews
  • • Modernized quote system with React and maintained Sitecore components
  • • Awards: Rising Star 2022, Quarterly Excellence Award 2025

The Access Group

Dec 2017 - Oct 2021

Senior Software Developer

  • • .NET developer on learning management system (LMS)
  • • Promoted to Senior Developer (April 2021) following strong performance
  • • Interim team lead managing QA, product owner, and 3 developers
  • • Built self-service data import system with React frontend and XSLT generation
  • • Led backend development for mobile app integration
  • • Daily code reviews and developer support across all levels

Earlier Roles

Dorset Software / Contracted Roles (2015-2017)

MSD Pharma - Risk software for NHS practices | Wiggle Ltd - E-commerce .NET development

Abbott Diabetes Care (2013-2014)

Student Statistician - SAS development supporting Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring

Education

University of Bath

Mathematical Sciences with Year Professional Placement (2:1) | 2011-2015

Microsoft Certified: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 (2018)