Austin Tipton
Application Security Team Lead
Bellingham, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAustin Tipton is an application security leader with 11 years of hands-on experience engineering secure software and building security teams, currently leading Application Security at Invitae from Bellingham, WA. He progressed through technical consulting roles at IOActive and senior engineering at Anvil Ventures, developing deep expertise in offensive and defensive application security across diverse industries. Known for treating software as a playground for creative problem-solving, he blends practical security assessments with developer-friendly remediation and tooling. His background includes internships at DocuSign and a solid computer science foundation from Western Washington University and community colleges, reflecting a pragmatic, self-driven path into security leadership. Notably, his career trajectory shows a pattern of turning consultancy insights into repeatable team practices and scalable security programs.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Computer Science, Associate's degree, Computer Science at Everett Community CollegeEastern Washington UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Western Washington UniversityComputer Science, 3.5GPA, Computer Science, 3.5GPA at North Seattle Community CollegeProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
hiEntropy/Comida
Mar 2020 - Sep 2024
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
hiEntropy/textBookArbitrage
Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:12 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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