Alex Slape
Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Slape is a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago with 7 years of experience focused on automating vulnerability management, asset inventories, and security operations. At Atlassian he progressed from Security Development Intern to Senior Software Engineer, building production systems that bridge security tooling and developer workflows. He combines a Security and Risk Analysis background from Penn State with hands-on engineering to deliver pragmatic, auditable automation that reduces time-to-remediation. Known for translating security requirements into scalable engineering solutions, he favors measurable impact over theoretical fixes and thrives in cross-functional environments.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Security and Risk Analysis, Bachelor of Science - BS Security and Risk Analysis at Penn State University
Github Skills (30)
middleware6
nexpose6
http5
security4
proportional4
api3
go3
http-client3
perf3
logging3
vulnerabilities3
access-log3
aws-config2
nodejs2
event-stream2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
asecurityteam/ccextender
Jul 2019 - Jul 2022
Contributions:40 PRs, 40 pushes, 12 branches in 3 years
aslape/gofalcon
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
Golang-based SDK to CrowdStrike's APIs
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 8 months
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