Brendan Haire

Brendan Haire is an experienced engineering leader currently serving as the Head of Engineering for Search and Conversation at Atlassian, where the focus is on leveraging AI and LLM technologies to enhance search and conversational agents. Brendan has held multiple leadership roles at Atlassian, including Head of Engineering for Collaboration Platform and Head of Search and Smarts, overseeing talented engineering teams dedicated to improving user experiences across products. Previous positions include Senior Consultant at IndustrieIT, Senior Java Developer at Buongiorno, and Development Manager at The University of Sydney. Brendan's educational background includes a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Computer Systems and Software Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney.