Summary
Amanda Szampias is a software developer with 10 years of experience who blends hands-on engineering with a strong security focus, holding certifications like OSCP, CCNA Security/R&S, and Security+. She has built and maintained enterprise Salesforce applications and internal projects at scale, and currently applies that experience to healthcare technology at ExactCare. Amanda’s background spans full-stack development, pentesting, and OSINT investigations—she’s volunteered locating missing children and managed customer pentest programs, bringing practical security insights into product work. A content creator who runs a dev and security blog and YouTube channel, she demystifies technical topics for peers and clients. Based in Cleveland, she pairs formal software engineering education with real-world cloud and network experience, often surfacing risks earlier in the development lifecycle than typical engineers.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Cuyahoga Community College
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Lakeland Community College
Software Engineering and Web Development, Software Engineering and Web Development at Medina County Career Center
Brunswick High School
Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering at Baldwin Wallace University
CCNA Routing and Switching, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A, CCNA Routing and Switching, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, A at Cisco Networking Academy