Tim Taylor
Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolTim Taylor is a Forward Deployed Engineer with 16 years of experience building and integrating Java-based web applications and delivering Palantir deployments from evaluation to enterprise scale. He combines deep full-stack fluency—from hardware and server configuration to Spring-based backends and standards-compliant front-ends—to diagnose and solve problems across the stack quickly and elegantly. Tim has led teams and introduced tooling for continuous builds, testing, and deployment (Maven, CruiseControl, SVN/CVS, Tomcat), and has a track record of shipping internationalized, brandable web platforms. Based in Auckland, he pairs strong client-facing deployment leadership with hands-on engineering, bridging product and business needs. Certified in Java and web components, he brings a pragmatic focus on accessibility and progressive enhancement that keeps user experience and maintainability front and center. An uncommon strength is his comfort operating at both the infrastructure level and in polished client-side interactions, which accelerates complex integrations and enterprise rollouts.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, BCA, Computer Science (BSc), Information Systems (BCA), BSc, BCA, Computer Science (BSc), Information Systems (BCA) at Victoria University of WellingtonSCJP, Sun Certified Java Programmer, SCJP, Sun Certified Java Programmer at Sun Certified Java ProgrammerSCWCD, Sun Certified Web Component Developer, SCWCD, Sun Certified Web Component Developer at Sun Certified Web Component Developer
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thetoolman/dotfiles
Apr 2019 - May 2024
.files, including ~/.osx — sensible hacker defaults for OS X
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 1 month
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thetoolman/empeg-all
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
This is a preservation of the code, applications, documentation, and related files for the SonicBlue Empeg | RioCar device.
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 10 days
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