Harrison James
Hire me
  1. Work
  2. Stack
  3. Journey
  4. Writing
  5. About
  6. Contact

Harrison James

Backend engineer.

I build web products with Python, Django and PostgreSQL: payments, APIs, background jobs and the tests that keep them working. I ship them with Docker to DigitalOcean and AWS, and build the front end in React or Next.js when a project needs one. 3 years of turning ideas into products people use.

Email me Download CV

Things I’ve shipped

Live products, and the side projects that taught me how to build them.

More projects

  1. SeeBlu

    Lead developer of SeeBlu

    A TikTok-style app for meeting people in Nigeria through short videos, photos and one tap to connect

    1. Django
    2. Wagtail
    3. PostgreSQL
    4. JavaScript (PWA)
    5. Web Push
    6. ffmpeg
    7. +6 more
    Read the case study Live site

More projects

YearProjectBuilt with
2025PycamA photo editing applicationDjango · OAuth (Google, GitHub, Facebook) · Docker · Render · +2Case studyLive Code
2025Recipes APIA Django REST API on AWS Fargate, built and torn down with TerraformDjango REST Framework · Docker · Terraform · AWS Fargate · +3Case study Code
2023HaloA book inventory web appReact · Flask · SQLAlchemy · PostgreSQL · +1Case study Code
2022AssembleA command line tool for automating tasksPython · SQLAlchemy · Poetry · CLICase study Code

Tools of the trade

From the database to the browser to the server it runs on.

Backend

  • Python
  • Django
  • Wagtail
  • Flask
  • Django REST Framework
  • Celery

Frontend

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Bootstrap

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • SQL
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Pandas

Cloud & DevOps

  • Docker
  • AWS (EC2, Fargate, ECR, S3)
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • Nginx
  • DigitalOcean
  • Cloudflare (Pages, Turnstile)
  • Render
  • Linux (Ubuntu)

The route so far

Where I’ve worked, what I’ve studied, and what I’m building now.

Work

  1. Now

  2. Oct 2023 – Present

    Freelance web developer

    Self-employed · Remote

    • Websites and web apps for businesses, built with Django, React and Next.js, with attention to speed, security and hosting.

  3. Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

    Data Analyst Intern

    Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd · Warri, Delta State

    • Helped the senior data analyst analyse oil and water samples from the field.
    • Showed the team how to record and organise periodic field data in Microsoft Excel.
    • Worked with senior engineers in an agile team and delivered my tasks on time.

Study

  1. 2018 – 2021

    BSc Biochemistry

    Delta State University, Abraka · CGPA 4.0 / 5

  2. Apr 2023 – Jul 2023

    The Complete Web Development Bootcamp

    Udemy

  3. Jan 2023 – Mar 2023

    The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp

    Udemy

Recommended by

Samuel James

Senior DevOps Engineer, ELATEC GmbH

Internship · Nigeria · Nov 2021 – Feb 2023

Notes from the build

What I learn while building, written down for the next developer.

All articles on Medium

Off the clock

Outside work I’m deep into Black Clover. Asta’s rule works for shipping software too: you don’t give up.

Not giving up is my magic.

Let’s build something together.

Tell me about your team or your project and I’ll reply by email.

The quickest way to reach me:

Email me Message me on LinkedIn