Aaron Baideme
Head Of Platform Infrastructure, Security, & Governance
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
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Top SchoolAaron Baideme is a seasoned infrastructure and security leader with a decade of experience building and operating full-stack web platforms across Hong Kong, Shanghai, and NYC. Currently heading Platform Infrastructure, Security & Governance at MANTRA, he designs hybrid blockchain systems that blend permissionless DeFi with permissioned, KYC-driven rails for real-world asset tokenization. His background spans high-security Web3 custody and KMS work, multi-region Kubernetes at scale, and transformational DevOps migrations from VMs to cloud-native architectures. Previously CISO at a derivatives-focused protocol and Head of Platform at Hex Trust, he combines hands-on systems engineering with governance and compliance fluency. Comfortable owning product, UX, and ops, Aaron also explores cutting-edge Web3 primitives in his spare time. He holds graduate studies at HKUST and a BA from Baruch, pairing academic rigor with practical delivery across enterprise and startup contexts.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Linguistics English Literature, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Linguistics English Literature at Baruch CollegeMaster's degree, Master's degree at HKUST SENG MSc TLE Program
English, Spanish, Chinese
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Github Skills (120)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
AaronForce1/terraform-aws-infrastructure-eks
Mar 2021 - Oct 2022
Terraform-powered, infrastructure-as-code for provisioning an AWS EKS Cluster with "base" installations of essential kubernetes deployments, such as: Nginx Ingress, Gitlab Runner, Cert Manager, Hashicorp Consul, Hashicorp Vault, Kubernetes Dashboard.
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 41 commits in 1 year 7 months
nginxvaultawsdashboardrunner
AaronForce1/generic-helm-chart
Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
Helm Chart Template for standard microservice provisioning
Contributions:12 releases, 5 PRs, 27 pushes in 9 months
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