Jim wilcox
Engineering Manager at Hudl
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJim Wilcox is an engineering manager with 15+ years in software engineering and a proven eight-year track record leading globally distributed teams to build cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS and cybersecurity products. He combines hands-on technical depth (AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD) with business-focused delivery—turning around failing teams, rescuing multimillion-dollar ARR, and launching compliance-driven products for regulated markets. Jim is an early adopter of AI-assisted development, having boosted throughput 35% and halved PR cycles by integrating tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Cursor into engineering workflows. He also drives operational excellence, cutting AWS spend by 20% while raising uptime to 99.95% through targeted infrastructure and reliability initiatives. Known for translating product strategy into measurable outcomes, he blends technical leadership, coaching, and a developer-first UX sensibility to align engineering with customer and compliance needs. Based in Atlanta, he brings a rare mix of security-minded product management and hands-on engineering experience across startups and enterprise environments.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University
Github Skills (19)
nexus-iq10
jenkins-api-plugin9
nexus9
jenkins-plugin9
jenkins8
specification8
reduction8
vex8
cyclonedx7
chain7
spdx7
owasp7
sbom6
machine-learning6
full-stack6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sonatype/jenkins-nexus-platform-plugin
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
Nexus Platform Plugin for Jenkins
Contributions:12 PRs, 68 pushes, 12 branches in 7 months
jenkinsnexusjenkins-pluginjenkins-api-plugin
ja98200wilcox/gwtwidgets
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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