Summary
Andrew Sorensen is a Staff Security Engineer with 11 years of experience applying software engineering discipline to application security at scale, currently focused on protecting Airbnb's platform. He blends hands-on engineering—risk-reducing solutions for secrets management, authentication/authorization, and vulnerability remediation—with program-level ownership of bug bounty operations and security review processes. At Twitter he drove cross-organizational adoption of security standards, authored runbooks and policies, and helped operationalize security into development lifecycles. Earlier work as a consultant and web programmer gave him practical experience in threat modeling, code review, penetration testing, and running secure web infrastructure. Based in Seattle, he pairs deep technical proficiency with clear documentation and training skills to make security both practical and measurable. An unspoken strength is his ability to translate high-risk technical issues into organizationally actionable remediation plans that reduce long-tail operational risk.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Washington
Tacoma Community College