Jamie Phan

About Me

I’m Jamie Phan (he/him), a software engineer with a degree in Computer Science from the University of Leicester. I work across the stack, from TypeScript and React front ends to Node.js services, containerised infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, and I’m comfortable dropping down to native code when a problem calls for it. I’m equally at home in Linux and Windows environments, and in the networking and identity layers beneath most production systems.

What I enjoy most is automation and developer tooling: turning repetitive, error-prone work into systems that run reliably on their own, such as a GitHub Actions pipeline that tracks every game update, a serverless API on Cloudflare Workers, or a Node-API binding published to npm. I care about the details that make software pleasant to use and easy to maintain: clear interfaces, accessible and fast pages, and helpful documentation.

Outside of work, I build and maintain open-source tools for the Heroes of the Storm modding community, from a browser-based map generator to automated data archives that other modders rely on. It’s where I experiment with new tools and techniques, which often find their way back into my day-to-day work.

I write occasionally on my blog. You can connect with me on LinkedIn, reach me by email or browse my open-source work on GitHub.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Python, C#, C++, SQL, Bash, PowerShell

Java & Spring

Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Hibernate, Maven, Gradle, JUnit

Node.js & TypeScript

Node.js, Express, Hono, Next.js, Node-API (N-API) native addons, npm package publishing

Front end

React, Vite, Three.js, HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), web performance

Desktop

Electron, cross-platform installers and auto-updating release pipelines

APIs & architecture

RESTful API design, microservices, serverless functions, JSON / XML / YAML data processing

Databases & caching

MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis

DevOps & cloud

Docker, Kubernetes, Cloudflare Workers, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation

Testing & quality

Unit and integration testing (JUnit, Vitest), linting, type checking, code review

Platforms

Linux and Windows administration, shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell, batch), virtualisation

Networking & identity

Firewalls, gateways, reverse proxies, DNS, Kerberos, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID

Tools & practices

Git, GitHub, Agile delivery, technical documentation, automation-first workflows

Projects

Much of my professional work lives in private repositories, so this is a selection of my open-source projects. You’ll find more on GitHub.

• jamiephan.github.io

  This website: a prerendered React and TypeScript site built with Vite, set against an interactive Three.js solar system rendered in real time.

• simple-multicast-share

  A self-contained file and text sharing app for local networks, distributed as a single binary backed by SQLite, with multicast DNS discovery so devices find it automatically.

• cf-bnet-version

  A Cloudflare Workers API built with Hono that fetches the latest application versions from Battle.net and serves them as JSON, including Shields.io badge endpoints.

Heroes of the Storm: Modding

Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard’s MOBA, runs on a modified StarCraft II engine. Unlike StarCraft II, it ships without a public map editor, but it inherits undocumented support for loading custom maps.

With more than 3,000 hours in the game and many more spent modding it, I build open-source tools that make custom maps accessible to the community.

• CascLib & StormLib for Node.js

  Modern cross-platform Node-API (N-API) native bindings for CascLib and StormLib, the libraries for reading Blizzard game archives. Published on npm as @jamiephan/casclib and @jamiephan/stormlib.

• Storm Map Generator (source code for Storm Map Generator)

  A web app that generates .stormmap files without any local tooling. Choose a template map, add AI players, enable debug mode, set a welcome message and attach custom XML game data, which you can edit and validate in the browser.

• Try Mode 2.0

  A drop-in replacement for the in-game Try Mode that adds debug mode, unit spawning and live editing of game values, and builds map variants (including AI variants) from custom modding data.

• Try Mode 2.0 Installer

  An Electron desktop app that simplifies installing Try Mode 2.0 and fetches the latest maps from GitHub Releases.

• Game Data

  An automatically updated archive of all non-binary game data. It also generates an XSD schema that enables validation and editor auto-completion for custom mods.

• S2MA

  A GitHub Actions pipeline that downloads each game update and extracts the map and mod files used by Try Mode 2.0 and AI Maps.

• AI Maps

  Automatically injects AI players into maps from the S2MA repository, generating team compositions such as 1v5 and 3v3. The 5v5 variant is used by Try Mode 2.0.

• Game Data HTTP

  A Cloudflare Workers API that serves the Game Data repository in multiple formats, with badge endpoint support.

• Tools

  Utilities and scripts that support my Heroes of the Storm modding workflow.