Summary
Eli Taylor is a Senior Application Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building mobile apps, APIs, analytics systems, and admin portals from startup products to government-focused platforms. Based in Oakland, he has led small distributed teams as Director of Development & Engineering while remaining deeply technical—authoring product documentation for patenting and responding to RFPs for cybersecurity and aviation clients. His work spans full-stack development, computer vision interfaces, and production integrations on manufacturing lines and airline mobile apps, demonstrating an ability to move between product, ops, and client-facing roles. Eli combines mechanical and industrial design training with software craftsmanship, bringing a practical systems mindset to UX and complex integrations. A founder-turned-engineering leader, he favors shipping measurable campaign and analytics tooling that ties engineering work directly to client outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Industrial and Product Design, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Industrial and Product Design at San Francisco State University
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Howard University
Cal State LA College of ECST
English, Spanish