Mike Taylor
About Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a Senior Staff Security Engineer at CircleCI, specializing in distributed systems, messaging, security, and compliance. He has extensive experience in build and release processes and has held various engineering roles at organizations such as Mozilla Corporation, &yet, and Seesmic.
Current Role at CircleCI
Mike Taylor currently serves as a Senior Staff Security Engineer at CircleCI, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he focuses on enhancing security measures and compliance within the organization. His responsibilities include developing strategies to improve the security of distributed systems and ensuring that the engineering teams have the necessary resources to maintain efficient processes.
Previous Experience at CircleCI
Prior to his current role, Mike Taylor worked at CircleCI as an SRE Manager from 2015 to 2020. During his five years in this position, he was responsible for overseeing site reliability engineering efforts, ensuring system stability, and optimizing operational processes. His experience at CircleCI contributed to his expertise in managing distributed systems.
Professional Background
Mike Taylor has a diverse professional background in technology and engineering. He served as a Board Member at the XMPP Standards Foundation from 2010 to 2014, where he contributed to the development of messaging standards. He also worked at Mozilla Corporation as a Senior Release Engineer from 2010 to 2012, focusing on build and release processes. His experience includes roles at &yet as Operations Manager and Seesmic as Operations and Developer.
Expertise in Distributed Systems and Security
Mike Taylor specializes in distributed systems, messaging, security, and compliance. His expertise encompasses build and release processes, where he emphasizes process efficiency and integration. He aims to make the platform group a valuable resource for engineers, enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness in project execution.
Career Timeline
Mike Taylor's career spans multiple roles in various organizations. He began as a Build/Release Engineer at Open Source Applications Foundation from 2005 to 2008. He then transitioned to Seesmic, where he worked for two years, followed by three years at &yet. His tenure at Mozilla Corporation and the XMPP Standards Foundation further solidified his expertise before joining CircleCI.