Benjamin Samuels
Director Of Engineering, Blockchain at Trail of Bits
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Samuels is a Director of Engineering specializing in blockchain and security with 13 years of experience designing and hardening distributed systems. Currently leading blockchain engineering at Trail of Bits after progressing there from Senior Security Engineer, he blends deep application security expertise with practical product-facing engineering from prior roles at Evernote and Linksys. Benjamin’s background in electrical and electronics engineering informs a systems-focused approach to threat modeling and secure architecture across hardware-adjacent and cloud-native stacks. He’s known for translating complex security requirements into auditable engineering practices and has a track record of advancing security posture in consumer and enterprise products. Based in Los Angeles, he brings both hands-on technical rigor and leadership in maturing security programs for high-risk blockchain environments.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at California State University, Northridge
Github Skills (142)
smart-contracts10
static-analysis10
solidity10
starlark10
lighthouse10
vyper10
analyzer10
simulation10
ethereum10
blockchain10
static-analyzer10
testing9
security9
ipfs9
quorum9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
bsamuels453/With-Fire-and-Iron
Dec 2012 - Aug 2013
Contributions:1248 commits in 7 months
bsamuels453/Uncertainty-Propagation-Calculator
Nov 2012 - Mar 2013
Contributions:73 commits in 3 months
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