Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in embedded systems and electronics. Currently serving as a Principal Software Engineer and Team Lead at Arm since August 2019, Richard successfully led a team to market the Mali-G78AE automotive GPU virtualization reference stack, while also embracing people management responsibilities. Previously, Richard operated as a sole proprietor at ARTaylor.co.uk from February 2012 to August 2019, focusing on designing embedded boards and firmware. Richard gained substantial technical expertise during a tenure at Mentor Graphics (2007-2019) as a Staff Engineer, recognized as the go-to expert for hardware and low-level software. Other roles include Senior Software Engineer positions at Frontier Silicon Ltd and Motorola Ltd, and a foundational experience at NEC Technologies UK Ltd as a Graduate Engineer. Richard began a professional journey with a Project Management Vacation Trainee role at the BBC while completing a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of York.