Principal Software Engineer—Cylance Cyber Security
CurrentJoined startup tech company in its early stages to lead product engineering from initial proof-of-concept through acquisition to ongoing feature and functionality upgrades. Build, influence, and lead teams of engineering. Partner with and advise C-level leaders to align engineering department’s strategic direction with overall organizational goals. Facilitate cross-functional alliances to embed cybersecurity practices, tools, and processes into the entire software development life cycle.●… Show more Joined startup tech company in its early stages to lead product engineering from initial proof-of-concept through acquisition to ongoing feature and functionality upgrades. Build, influence, and lead teams of engineering. Partner with and advise C-level leaders to align engineering department’s strategic direction with overall organizational goals. Facilitate cross-functional alliances to embed cybersecurity practices, tools, and processes into the entire software development life cycle.● Delivered major releases of flagship CylancePERSONA product and oversaw the entire software development life cycle from prototyping to design, development, testing, and production.● Successfully demonstrated anomaly and malicious attack prevention capabilities that earned high praise from investors, paved way for dramatic headcount increase, and positioned company as an attractive acquisition target.● Slashed engineering time frame and decreased technical debt and risks 70% while leading production-level strategy to deliver scalable, replicable products.● Scaled product by introducing Scrum and Agile development methodologies, a microservice-based architecture, and proactive partnerships which drove product strategy.● Rocketed customer base via continual product enhancement, feature upgrades, and rigorous quality assurance.● Boosted quality 40% and strengthened target market’s confidence in product suite through resolution of complex issues, including memory leaks, security application compatibility, and process synchronization.● Spearheaded development of 2 complementary products: CylancePERSONA, an endpoint detection and response system leveraging machine learning to analyze user behavior on the cloud, and CylanceIDENTITY, a rules-based complex analysis engine for identifying and thwarting malicious attacks. Show less
