# James O'Donoghue

> Software Engineer at Rigetti

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jamesodonoghue

Software engineer who enjoys solving hard problems. Focus on frontend and building great UX.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Rigetti Computing
Jan 2024 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States
Building internal tools for testing and visualizing quantum computer calibrations

### Staff Software Engineer @ Astra
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Alameda, California, United States
Building web apps to test and launch rockets

* Technical lead for Launch/Test Control, Data Analysis, and Astra TV (internal streaming) web applications
* Work with designer and backend engineers to ship full stack features for real time control and test analysis
* Build and maintain Gitlab CI pipelines for both web apps
* Write suite of automated UI integration tests (Playwright and Jest)
* Create our style dictionary and generate style tokens

### Staff Software Engineer @ SS&C Advent
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
* Develop the front end for the core trading flow for the Genesis Web App (Typescript/Redux/Material)
* Technical lead for the Advent Design System (Typescript/Lit/Material)
* Refactor Javascript components into Typescript and native web components.
* Write and maintain UI testing framework (Cypress/Nightwatch)
* Create our style dictionary and generate style tokens
* Write and maintain jenkins pipelines and github workflows for building, testing and deploying docker images

### Senior Software Engineer @ SS&C Advent
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
* Develop the front end for the core trading flow for Genesis (Typescript//Redux/Material)
* Refactor Javascript into Typescript and native Web Components. 
* Create custom form components written in Typescript/LitElement
* Write and maintain UI testing framework.
* Integrate NightwatchJS/Cypress tests into our Jenkins CI environment
* Interview interns and SE candidates
* Update and maintain libraries and dependencies (TreeGridJS, Webpack, Nightwatch, Cypress)
* Define patterns for generic and reusable styles using CSS and Sass

### Software Engineer @ SS&C Advent
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States
* Implement core frontend screens for the Genesis trading platform
* Create data heavy screens with many complex interactions/updating data. 
* Create html forms using Kendo UI and KnockoutJS
* Write and maintain UI testing framework.

### Associate Software Engineer @ SS&C Advent
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
* Worked on various projects to implement business features
* Learned about KnockoutJS and various frontend frameworks

### Web Migration Assistant @ Seattle University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Seattle Area
* Complete redesign of the website
* Fix links and pages that are no longer functional or useful
* Ensure the design fits into the template of the entire Seattle University website.

### Social Media Consultant @ Seattle Rainmakers
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Seattle Area
* Maintained the team's Twitter page 
* Think of new and interesting ways to get people excited about Ultimate Frisbee
* Facilitate ticket giveaways for fans with the highest engagement

### Mortgage broker assistant @ CNA Equity Group, Inc., A Professional Corporation
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
* Developed the ability to learn new things quickly
* How to follow detailed instructions while inputting data into excel
* Managed tax information and accounted for revenue and expenses

### Physical Therapist Assistant @ Laguna Honda Hospital
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
* Assisted residents with wheelchairs and those with mental disabilities
* Interactions with residents of all ages developed people skills 
* Organized and assisted with monthly rummage sales throughout hospital
* Developed listening skills and ability to follow instructions during these rummage sales.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science; Business Specialization
Seattle University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jamesodev
- Website: https://jameso.dev

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Last updated: 2026-04-01