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James Williams

Network Software Engineer by profession. Anthropologist by education.

A glaciated peak overlooking Sibinacocha in the Andes

Doorway 01 · I.

Field & Research

Notes from the Andes. Glacial retreat in the Cordillera Vilcanota, underwater archaeology in high-altitude lakes, and the cosmologies that hold them together.

  • Anthropology & archaeology
  • Expedition fieldwork
  • Publications & community science
  • Photography

Cordillera Vilcanota · Peru

Doorway 02 · II.

Engineering & Code

Twenty years of network automation, infrastructure, and the slow craft of keeping large systems honest. Open source, writing, and the apps I’ve shipped along the way.

  • Network automation
  • Open source maintainership
  • Python & tooling
  • Apps for the field