Jim Gaylard
Head Of Engineering, Modernisation
Greater Melbourne Area Australia
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Top SchoolJim Gaylard is a seasoned technology leader with 11 years in software engineering and two decades of broader IT and operational experience, currently heading Engineering Modernisation at REA Group in Melbourne. He blends hands-on technical leadership—spanning solutions architecture, data services and core revenue systems—with program-level delivery skills, having managed a 40-head org and a multi-year decommission program. Jim’s background includes founding a startup (AppHelp), executive roles in operations and finance, and driving measurable process and cash-flow improvements through bespoke applications. Known for coaching managers and embedding risk-aware delivery practices, he pairs product-focused engineering judgment with practical business acumen from earlier CFO/COO roles. An ethos of pragmatic modernization and cross-functional collaboration underpins his approach to building high-performing teams and resilient systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Batchelor of Business, Accounting/Information Systems, Batchelor of Business, Accounting/Information Systems at Swinburne University of Technology
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Github Skills (31)
guard6
rake6
ruby-on-rails6
go6
rspec6
haml6
nested-forms6
libgit26
go-gorm6
sudo5
vagrant-plugin4
virtualbox3
react3
act3
quickfix3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JimGaylard/dotfiles
Jan 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:109 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 5 months
tbd-ci/tbd-old
Nov 2014 - Apr 2015
Contributions:64 commits, 7 PRs, 45 pushes in 5 months
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