Jake Bayer
About Jake Bayer
Jake Bayer is the Engineering Discipline Lead at Endava in Melbourne, Australia, and Co-Founder & CTO of Brancher, with a background in full stack software engineering and a passion for UX/IX and automation.
Current Roles at Endava and Brancher
Jake Bayer is currently working at Endava based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He holds the position of Engineering Discipline Lead at Endava, where he leads and mentors both onshore and offshore teams. Additionally, Jake is serving as the Co-Founder and CTO at Brancher in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Previous Experience at Endava
Jake Bayer has a robust history at Endava. Before becoming the Engineering Discipline Lead, he served as a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer for one year from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer for varying periods: 2 months in 2022 and 5 months from 2021 to 2022. His experience at Endava includes involvement in performance management and promotions.
Industry Experience in Software Engineering
Jake Bayer has extensive experience in software engineering. Prior to his current roles, he worked at MYER as a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer from 2020 to 2021. He was a Full Stack Developer at Origin Energy for two years from 2018 to 2020 and an AWS Cloud Architect Consultant at IBM for 7 months in 2018. Additionally, he was a Senior Software Engineer at CompuThought from 2017 to 2018 and an Automation Developer at Telstra in 2017.
Education Background
Jake Bayer earned his Bachelor of Software Engineering with Honours 1st Class from RMIT University, where he studied Computer Software Engineering from 2014 to 2017. Before that, he completed his VCE and High School education at Leongatha Secondary College from 2008 to 2013.
Early Career and Internships
Jake Bayer's early career includes various roles and internships that provided diverse experiences. He worked as a Business Analyst Intern at Telstra from 2016 to 2017 and as a Software Engineering Intern at Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd in 2016. Jake also held positions unrelated to software engineering, such as a Kitchenhand at Saint Hotel from 2014 to 2016 and a Server Cashier at Fritzy’s Gelato in 2013-2014.