Alex Levinson
Software Engineer at Head of Security at scaleapi
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorAlex Levinson is a seasoned security-focused engineering leader with 13 years of experience spanning security operations, software, and infrastructure. As Head of Security at Scale AI, he oversees the full security program, blending hands-on engineering depth with strategic risk management and cross-functional collaboration. At Uber, he was the founding engineer of the Security Response Team, built and scaled the group, led incident response, red team activities, and threat intelligence across the organization. An active open-source contributor and speaker (DEFCON, BSides, RSA), he mentors engineers and briefs executives, translating complex security concepts into actionable plans. His GitHub contributions reflect practical security engineering and automation, including framework-level improvements and testing enhancements, guided by an attacker’s mindset to strengthen defenses. Based in San Francisco, he combines breadth and depth to deliver scalable, secure systems in fast-paced environments.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (16)
golang10
file-systems10
filesystem10
go10
file-system10
file-io10
system-programming10
filesystems10
file-operations10
command-execution10
testing9
automation9
automations9
cli8
security8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
gen0cide/gscript
Nov 2017 - Apr 2020
framework to rapidly implement custom droppers for all three major operating systems
Role in this project:
Back-end & Automation Engineer
Back-end & Automation EngineerContributions:22 releases, 112 commits, 58 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the `gscript` project, a framework for implementing custom droppers, by modifying core engine and built-in functionality. The user's commits reveal changes focused on enhancing the engine's capabilities, including file system operations (writing, copying, appending, and replacing files) and improved argument handling for certain functions. The user also worked on implementing testing and incorporating features like DNS lookups and command execution capabilities.
golangoperating-systemssecurityjavascriptframework
gen0cide/renum
Aug 2019 - Mar 2020
Go utility to generate idiomatic Go enums with a diverse set of features and options.
Contributions:3 releases, 15 commits, 1 PR in 6 months
golangidiomaticdiverseoptionsidiomatic-go
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