Brian Cefali is an engineering manager and security-focused software engineer with a decade of experience building and leading product teams in New York City. He progressed from hands-on server and application development to senior engineering roles at Atakama, and now directs engineering there, blending delivery ownership with deep security expertise. His background as a security consultant at Synopsys and Cigital informs a practical threat-aware approach to architecture and development. Brian maintains personal security-focused projects on GitHub (separate from employer work), signaling continuous independent learning and experimentation. Colleagues know him for requesting execution details up front—an indicator of his disciplined, results-oriented communication style.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Brentwood School
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Tufts University
Contributions:10 PRs, 105 pushes, 11 branches in 11 months
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