Simon Taylor
Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Taylor is a Senior Software Engineer based in Sydney with 12 years of experience building full-stack JavaScript applications across both product and fintech environments. He progressed from system operations at Macquarie Group into web development after formal training at General Assembly, bringing operational rigor to modern engineering teams. Simon has spent the last several years at Atlassian, where he moved from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, and previously led technical efforts at Compono and delivered full-stack features for Domain.com.au and Prismatik. He blends backend and frontend expertise with a strong sense for scalable, maintainable systems and pragmatic technical leadership. His background in applied finance and information systems gives him an uncommon ability to translate business and regulatory needs into reliable software. Colleagues describe him as a steady, delivery-focused engineer who thrives at the intersection of operations, product, and engineering.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at General AssemblyBachelor of Commerce (BCom) Information Systems, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Information Systems at University of CanterburyGraduate Certificate in Applied Finance, Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance at Kaplan - Professional Education
Github Skills (200)
windows10
linux10
rrule10
python-dateutil10
opengl10
vte10
slider-component10
recurrence10
recurrence-rules10
terminal-emulator10
django9
dates9
rust9
outlook9
sentry9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
s-taylor/prusa-mini-skew
Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:32 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 21 days
s-taylor/julala-server
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:10 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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