James is passionate about technology and finding innovative software solutions to solve practical problems. His experience encompasses a blend of software engineering, machine learning, and solutions architecture, across a variety of industries including cyber security and financial services. James is focused on large-scale data processing and streaming technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and now Redpanda. As a Principal Solutions Architect, he works closely with Redpanda’s customers in EMEA to accelerate the development of production data streaming applications.