Paul Preston
Senior Software Engineer at QTAC
Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Preston is a Senior Software Engineer based in Queensland, Australia, with 13 years building robust Java, Kotlin and Node.js systems across both corporate and indie projects. He currently drives engineering at QTAC while running a small retail platform that automates software sales and distribution for Minecraft server plugins, combining backend automation with PayPal integrations. His early work on the hugely popular Pixelmon mod (20M+ downloads) and subsequent leadership of its successor honed his skills in large codebases, release stability, and volunteer team management. Paul blends hands-on coding with product thinking and has a Distinction double degree in Games Programming and Applied Mathematics from QUT. Notably, he balances high-responsibility roles with an outspoken desire to work more efficiently, signaling a strong focus on sustainable engineering practices.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's double degree, Games Programming and Applied Mathematics, Distinction, Bachelor's double degree, Games Programming and Applied Mathematics, Distinction at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Github Skills (33)
minecraft-forge9
minecraft9
loader9
mixins9
spongeapi8
spigot8
gradle8
targeting8
quest8
fabric7
forge7
java7
plugin7
api7
bukkit7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Hiroku/LookingGlass
Oct 2016 - Jun 2019
Contributions:1 release, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
Hiroku/ItemCommands
Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:4 releases, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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