James Watling

Now

Hello! I'm James Watling, an AI engineering leader working at the frontier of agentic AI, currently living in St. George, Utah, with my incredible wife Brianna, and our adorable toy Pomeranian, Latte.

What I'm Doing Now

Engineering Leadership at Spring Health

As Senior Manager, Engineering at Spring Health (Series E), I lead engineering teams driving platform reliability and AI-powered engagement features — work that helped cut member ejection rates from 16% to 6% and is reshaping how mental healthcare is delivered through technology.

Building Haestus

I'm cofounder and CTO of Haestus, an AI consultancy that builds production AI systems for businesses going AI-native — agentic pipelines, RAG systems, AI phone bots, and LLM automation wired into how a company actually operates. Not chatbots bolted on the side; AI woven through the core of the operation.

Agentic AI & Building in Public

I daily-drive Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, and multi-agent orchestration at the frontier of AI-assisted engineering. I'm also running The Bot Portfolio — an autonomous AI agent that trades a real $1,000 account with every decision made fully in public — as a proving ground for the agentic reasoning, tool use, and guardrails I bring into client work.

Advisory & Fractional CTO

Drawing on 13+ years in full-stack development and strategic leadership, I advise founders and serve as a fractional CTO — guiding startups through scaling, technical due diligence, and refining their AI and technology strategy, with flexibility and expertise on demand.

Looking Ahead

I'm passionate about the intersection of technology and business growth. Whether it's through developing cutting-edge technology platforms, leading high-performing teams, or advising ambitious startups, I'm always looking for new challenges and collaborations that push the envelope.

If you're interested in discussing technology, development, or potential collaborations, feel free to reach out on LinkedIn, schedule a chat via Calendly, or check out my work on GitHub.

What is this page

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Most websites have a link that says “about”. It goes to a page that tells you something about the background of this person or business. For short, people just call it an “about page”. Most websites have a link that says “contact”. It goes to a page that tells you how to contact this person or business. For short, people just call it a “contact page”. So a website with a link that says “now” goes to a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. For short, we call it a “now page”. See examples by browsing nownownow.com
Last updated June 27, 2026.

If you're interested in discussing technology, development, or potential collaborations, feel free to reach out on LinkedIn, schedule a chat via Calendly, or check out my work on GitHub.

Contact

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