OlaΒ Nordstrom
Lead Software Engineer Application Security
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOla Nordstrom is a seasoned software security leader with over 12 years of experience delivering secure, scalable applications. As Lead Software Engineer for Application Security at Backblaze, he drives secure SDLC adoption, CSP enforcement, and robust session management across cloud-native products and Terraform-managed infrastructure. Previously at Optimizely, he rolled out CSP, security headers, PCI/SOC 2 Type 1 and ISO 27001 certifications, led bug bounty efforts, and built telemetry and GDPR automation across Google Cloud and AWS. At Citrix, he reduced the attack surface by privilege reduction, re-architected SSO and IPC, and patented secure secret sharing and a hardened PIN validation method for mobile platforms. Based in California with BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, he excels at translating complex security requirements into auditable, production-ready solutions and communicating effectively across engineering, compliance, and executive teams.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (63)
alex9
eve9
command-line-tool8
cli8
optimizely8
cloud-storage8
aws8
storage8
taglib8
redux8
ogg-vorbis8
meta7
id37
wav7
functional-js7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ooola/configs
May 2016 - Dec 2024
Contributions:98 pushes in 8 years 9 months
ooola/ooola.github.io
May 2017 - Jan 2022
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
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