John Milmine
Senior Engineering Manager at Atlassian
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Top SchoolJohn Milmine is a senior engineering leader with 14 years of experience blending design sensibility and software delivery, currently leading teams at Atlassian after shaping engineering excellence at Bank of New Zealand. He scales product-focused engineering practices and builds human-centered solutions that balance usability with robust technical foundations. His background as a technical director and designer gives him a rare fluency in translating client needs into pragmatic engineering plans and clear technical communication. A hands-on manager, he has progressed from web development roles into strategic leadership, continuously coaching teams to improve delivery and craftsmanship. Based in Wellington, he pairs a visual communication degree with deep delivery experience, often spotting design-driven opportunities developers miss. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic connector who elevates both product thinking and engineering standards across organizations.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Design, Design, Visual Communication, Bachelor of Design, Design, Visual Communication at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (45)
mvc-framework10
cms10
silverstripe10
user-interface9
geocoding9
capistrano7
full-text-search7
trigger6
drag6
jquery6
javascript6
api5
modeladmin5
gitlab5
dataobject4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dnadesign/shipistrano
Apr 2015 - Jan 2018
Our collection of Capistrano components
Contributions:2 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 8 months
capistrano
dnadesign/silverstripe-signature
Jan 2014 - Nov 2019
SilverStripe module for routing humans.txt to SilverStripe template.
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 5 years 11 months
silverstripe
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