A.01 // PERSPECTIVEAtlanta, GA
OPEN // SENIOR ROLES33.7490° N · 84.3880° W
A.01
Above the Cloudline
The idea is simple: keep the vision large enough to chase, but practical enough to build.
James Breedlove
Software engineer
I build production React systems, AI-assisted workflows, and small products that solve real problems.
Software engineer
I build production React systems, AI-assisted workflows, and small products that solve real problems.
Sixyears of production React
2,400+buildings running my code
$5M+saved annually
Now · May '26
BuildingK9LingoFinal App Store review · Closed beta launching
ReadingA Philosophy of Software DesignJohn Ousterhout
ListeningTide Will RiseDexter Story
Last shippedSmart Delivery SlotsPredictive warehouse scheduling
01Background & Working Style
A software engineer who thinks in systems.
→ Disciplines
Production React·AI-assisted engineering·Enterprise scale·TypeScript · Next.js·React Native · Expo·Spring Boot · Node·PostgreSQL · BigQuery·Pub/Sub · Pivotal Cloud·Front-end-focused full-stack·Release ownership·Tech-lead · Founding engineer·
I build the interfaces people count on at work: dashboards for delivery teams, scanners for child-care food checks, and admin tools that keep warehouse operations moving. I care about the screen users touch and the contracts underneath it.
I have six years of production React experience, mostly as the front-end lead for custom warehouse-management software at The Home Depot. Outside that role, I build and ship my own products, including a React Native app that started as a practical problem at my kitchen table.
I do my best work when a team needs someone to own the messy middle: write the spec, shape the component boundary, push the migration through, and still care about the details users notice. These days, that also includes the AI tools I use every day. I use Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity MCP, then wire their output into the same kind of observability loop I would expect from production software.
/James Breedlove· Software Engineer
Through the years
- '18SmrtFood begins · Atlanta
- '20Home Depot · funded warehouse software prototype
- '22Promoted · Front-End Tech Lead
- '25K9Lingo · The Candidature · HypeCrew
- '26AI-assisted CLI workflows · subagent observability
- '26Open to senior + founding roles
¹ Six years production React² Two roles · one company³ Four side products shipping
02How I Think and Build
Two studies in vision and action.
Instead of using stock backdrops, I generated these visual studies for the site. They use the same AI tools I use in my work, pointed back at the portfolio itself.
A.02 // CONSTELLATION06 YRS // PROD REACT
04 PRODUCTS // SHIPPINGVOL // 06 · 2026
A.02
Constellation in the Mirror
Each star is a facet of the vision; each line turns it into a plan. The clouds clear inside the mirror as the dream becomes something solid enough to act on.
→ By the work
2,400+buildingsrunning my code◆$5M+saved annuallycapacity planning◆06years productionReact in enterprise◆20+feature modulesReact platform rewrite◆100+hrsreclaimed per year◆04products shippingoutside the day job◆
03Engineering Experience
Six years shipping production React.
I.Front-End Tech LeadThe Home Depot · Custom warehouse management software2022 to 2026II.Software EngineerThe Home Depot · Delivery and fulfillment software2020 to 2022
I
Feb 2022toJan 2026
Custom warehouse management softwareFront-End Tech Lead
The Home Depot · Atlanta, GALed front-end development for custom warehouse-management software used by 2,400+ Home Depot distribution centers. The React application helped teams manage warehouse capacity, shipping routes, and delivery scheduling. I owned technical specs, database design, cross-team coordination, and sprint planning for major releases.
Warehouse Capacity Planning
End-to-end ownership: React UI, Spring Boot APIs, event contracts, PostgreSQL schema.
$5M+saved annually
Adopted by 2,400+ buildings in production, eliminating shipping delays caused by manual capacity calls.
React Platform Rewrite
Migrated an Angular prototype to React / TypeScript / Next.js / Node.js across 20+ feature modules.
20+feature modules
Improved performance and maintainability across the platform, and defined the single sign-on foundation for the rewrite.
Service-Area Lookup
PostgreSQL ↔ BigQuery sync giving operations teams self-serve market lookups.
100+ hrsreclaimed per year
Eliminated repetitive engineering inquiries by surfacing the data behind the questions users were already asking.
Predictive Delivery Slots
Delivery-slot allocation backed by predictive demand modeling.
Designed the allocator and integrated the prediction layer to improve scheduling efficiency and on-time rates.
II
Feb 2020toFeb 2022
Delivery and fulfillment softwareSoftware Engineer
The Home Depot · Atlanta, GABuilt the initial warehouse-management prototype with Angular, TypeScript, and Ant Design. The working version secured full project funding and the team expansion that became the next chapter.
Prototype → Funded
Took the original Angular prototype from sketch to a working tool stakeholders approved.
That prototype helped create the funded team I later led.
Backend & APIs
Domain services in Java Spring Boot + PostgreSQL; full JUnit coverage.
Set the backend conventions other engineers built against.
Testing Standards
Established unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage with Jasmine and Cypress.
Cross-functional work with Product, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams.
→ In this issue
Build Log·The Candidature · career intelligence·K9Lingo·SmrtFood·HypeCrew·Toolkit appendix·Signal, back cover·
04Independent Products
Four products, all mine, all shipping.
Four products I'm actively building outside the day job. Each set in its own brand voice, with colors, type, and tone independent of the surrounding magazine.
ContentsFour plates · this issue
I.The CandidatureCareer intelligence that stays on your machine.B.01II.K9LingoTeach your dog in any language, one cue at a time.B.02III.SmrtFoodA scanner that double-checks a child's lunchbox before someone else has to.B.03IV.HypeCrewAI "Crewmates" that help a one-person stream feel alive.B.04Plate IB.01Career Intelligence
candidature/Private beta · by invitation
Career intelligence that stays on your machine.
A local-first job-application companion for senior operators. It reads the role, your work history, and the context around the company, then drafts the application and queues follow-ups without sending your data to someone else's funnel.
- Local LLMs
- Tauri
- TypeScript
- SQLite
- Vector search
K9Lingo
Teach your dog in any language, one cue at a time.
A foreign-language dog-training companion. Pick a language, learn the cue, practice the pronunciation, and run training drills your dog can follow. Built for owners who want consistent commands across languages.
- Role
- Founder · Mobile
- Period
- 2025 to Present
- Status
- Closed beta · TestFlight + Play
- React Native
- Expo
- TTS
- Audio DSP
- Firebase
●Plate II
k9lingoclosed beta · 2026
Plate IIIB.03Food safety
A scanner that double-checks a child's lunchbox before someone else has to.
A scanner that double-checks a child's lunchbox before someone else has to.
A React Native barcode scanner for parents with children in daycare or school food programs. Scan a food item and the app pulls nutrition info from the FDA database, checks the ingredients against each child's dietary profile, and flags allergens or restrictions before the food gets handed off.
Plate IVB.04Stream Co-pilot
hypecrew/Landing live · dashboard in build
AI "Crewmates" that help a one-person stream feel alive.
A streaming co-pilot for new creators. Crewmates follow the broadcast, read chat, react to the moment, and help fill the dead air a new streamer cannot always carry alone. The landing page is live and the dashboard is in progress.
- Next.js
- WebSockets
- Realtime LLMs
- Twitch API
- Edge
05Technical Toolkit
The stack under the hood.
Six working disciplines, carried from first sketch to shipped system.
T.019 stars
AI-Assisted Engineering
- Claude Code
- Codex CLI
- Antigravity MCP
- Subagent observability hooks
- Gemini Flash summarization
- Discord persona pipelines
- Prompt + context engineering
- MCP servers
T.028 stars
Front-End & UI
- React
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Redux
- React Native
- Expo
- Tailwind
- Ant Design (custom fork)
- Framer Motion
- Responsive design
- Component architecture
- Code splitting
- Front-end performance
T.038 stars
Back-End & APIs
- Node.js
- Java
- Spring Boot
- REST
- Pub/Sub
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Firebase
- Firestore
- BigQuery
T.047 stars
Cloud & DevOps
- Google Cloud Platform
- GKE
- AWS
- AWS Lambda
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Jenkins
- Git
- Gradle
- Grafana
- Splunk
- Looker
T.059 stars
Languages
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Java
- Python
- C#
- HTML
- CSS
- SCSS
T.068 stars
Practice
- Release ownership
- Cross-team coordination
- Architecture review
- Tech spec authorship
- Sprint planning
- Hiring & interviewing
- Mentorship
→ Currently
Open · AI-assisted engineering·Tech-lead·Founding engineer·Atlanta, GA·Remote-first·33.7490° N · 84.3880° W·2026, accepting inquiries·
06Contact & Availability
Let's build something good.
Open to senior front-end and tech-lead roles where craft and ownership matter. Available in Atlanta or remote-first, starting in 2026. Reply within 24h.