Paul Highum is an Analyst Developer with nine years of software engineering experience, currently building financial technology solutions at FNZ Group from Auckland. He blends backend expertise in Java, Spring, Kafka and cloud platforms with front-end work in React, having led technical projects and built deployment infrastructure on AWS and GCP. Paul enjoys mentoring junior engineers and pairing on code, and has a track record of shipping data-driven reporting infrastructure and real-time mapping features. His background spans academia—as a recent graduate teaching assistant in computer science—and industry, giving him a knack for translating complex requirements into teachable, maintainable solutions. Unusually for an engineer with a history degree, he combines analytical rigor with clear communication and a proven appetite for hackathons and hands-on learning.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Information Technology, Computer Software Engineering, Master of Information Technology, Computer Software Engineering at The University of Auckland
Web Development Immersive, Full Stack, Web Development Immersive, Full Stack at Galvanize Inc
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History at University of California, Los Angeles
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