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Top SchoolBrandon Pitman is a Principal Software Engineer based in Portland, Oregon with 12 years of experience building large-scale, secure systems across companies from Google and NWEA to the Internet Security Research Group and now Veeva Systems. He brings Rust into enterprise environments, combines deep systems and security sensibilities, and has led open-source-backed projects such as Divvi Up. Educated at Georgia Tech with MS and BS degrees in Computer Science (and a BS in Applied Mathematics), he blends rigorous academic training with practical engineering leadership. His career includes long tenures at Google and roles that bridge tech leadership and hands-on implementation, particularly in security-focused infrastructure. Known for mentoring engineers and driving adoption of modern languages and tooling, he excels at translating research-grade ideas into production-ready software. Outside of day-to-day work he maintains a public resume and a pragmatic interest in improving developer experience and secure software delivery.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology