Gene Taylor is a Senior Engineering Manager at Atlassian in Sydney with 11 years of experience evolving from a graduate developer to leading teams that build Jira integrations with developer tools like Bitbucket and GitHub. He combines full-stack Java and JavaScript craftsmanship with product-focused leadership, shipping reliable integrations that smooth developer workflows. Gene’s background in philosophy and machine learning (a university project using Restricted Boltzmann Machines) gives him a rare mix of analytical rigor and practical engineering instincts. He is known for mentoring engineers and scaling teams while staying hands-on with code and architecture.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Diploma, Philosophy, Postgraduate Diploma, Philosophy at Universtiy of Otago
Diploma for Graduates, Computer Science, Diploma for Graduates, Computer Science at University of Otago
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Gene Taylor - Senior Engineering Manager at Atlassian