SOFTWARE ENGINEER & FOUNDER

James Kirkham.

james.kirkham00@gmail.com littlekirkycode.github.io GitHub LinkedIn

Software engineer and founder building across mobile, web, AI and cloud infrastructure. Solo-built SelfQuest to 1.3M+ downloads and a milestone of 100K daily active users. Currently a Product Engineer at Allied.

Experience

Allied · Product Engineer

Current

Contributing across modern web applications, AI tooling, data workflows and infrastructure in the defence sector.

Selected technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, TanStack, Python, PostgreSQL, Temporal and Terraform. Project details remain confidential.

Self Platform · Founder & lead engineer

Mar 2024 — Present

SelfQuest: Solo-founded fitness RPG with 1.3M+ downloads. Flutter/Dart, ASP.NET Core, SQL and Azure; real-time multiplayer, subscriptions and PostHog analytics.
SelfAware: AI personal assistant using React Native, Expo, TypeScript, OpenAI and Supabase. Streaming conversations, MCP integrations and retrieval using pgvector.
SelfGrow: Native SwiftUI habit app with offline-first sync, social accountability, Supabase Realtime, WidgetKit and RevenueCat.

Nuremi · Lead software engineer & technical consultant

Nov 2025 — Feb 2026

Led architecture, UX and end-to-end implementation of an AI concierge and interactive map app using React Native, Supabase, Claude, pgvector and Google Places.

Siemens · Full stack software engineer

Oct 2022 — Oct 2024

Built manufacturing applications with C#, Blazor, .NET and SQL Server, spanning frontend interfaces, REST APIs and backend services. Worked in an Agile team using Azure DevOps.

J2 Innovations · Apprentice support engineer

Aug 2021 — Sep 2022

Supported the FIN Stack building management system, managing engineering issues and helping users resolve problems.

Selected projects

SelfQuest · Founder & developer · Flutter, C#, SQL, Azure · Live · selfquest.net
SelfAware · Founder & developer · React Native, TypeScript, Supabase, OpenAI
SelfGrow · Founder & developer · SwiftUI, Supabase
Nuremi · Lead developer & technical consultant · React Native, Supabase, JavaScript · Client project
Trainer · Creator & developer · Electron, React, Node.js, MCP · In development
Hordeflow · Creator & developer · TypeScript, Vite · In development
Emberfall: The Shattered Isles · Creator & developer · JavaScript, WebGL, PWA · Prototype
Greymere — Unity world & combat · Developer · Unity 6, C#, world building · In development
SelfQuest.net · Website · Live · selfquest.net
KIRKHAM·01 3D Portfolio · Creator & developer · Next.js, React Three Fiber, TypeScript · Live · littlekirkycode.github.io/portfolio-3d
Xuabelle · Website · Concept · xuabelle.vercel.app

Technical skills

Web & mobile: TypeScript, React, Next.js, TanStack, Tailwind CSS, Blazor, Flutter, Dart, React Native, Expo, SwiftUI, WidgetKit
Backend & infrastructure: C#, .NET, Python, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Supabase, Azure, Docker, Terraform
AI & automation: OpenAI, Claude, MCP, RAG, pgvector, Temporal

Education & development

Founders University

Oct 2024 — Feb 2025

Selected for the competitive 12-week founder accelerator.

Ada College of Technology

Nov 2022 — Oct 2024

Computer engineering apprenticeship / degree — two years completed.