Brian Vermeer
Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolBrian Vermeer is a pragmatic software engineer with eight years of experience, based in Breda, Netherlands, who blends deep Java expertise with a fascination for pure functional programming like Haskell. He pairs strong social and communication skills with hands-on curiosity for new technologies, believing software engineering goes beyond syntax to include design, security, and developer experience. As a Java Champion and security-focused practitioner at Snyk, he has demonstrable offensive/defensive skills—having worked on projects that reproduce and analyze real-world vulnerabilities such as Log4Shell exploitation. Trained with a Master's in Software Technology from Utrecht and a background in computer science, he navigates both rigorous academic thinking and practical, security-minded engineering.
8 years of coding experience
High School, Atheneum (VWO), High School, Atheneum (VWO) at Willem de Zwijger CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Technische Informatica), Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Technische Informatica), Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology at Avans Hogeschool BredaMaster’s Degree, Computer Science, Software Technology, Master of Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Software Technology, Master of Science at University of Utrecht
German, English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (10)
deserialization10
javas10
exploit10
rce10
java10
ldap9
struts8
docker8
tomcat8
dockers8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
snyk-labs/java-goof
Jun 2019 - Jan 2022
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:19 commits, 58 PRs, 64 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Brian's contributions primarily focused on identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities within the `java-goof` repository. They implemented a Log4shell exploit, including modifications to the LDAP server to facilitate deserialization-based remote code execution (RCE). Furthermore, the user adapted the application's configuration to make it vulnerable. Their work also included the use of existing exploits and a demonstration of their functionality.
bmvermeer/JavaCoffeeShop
Feb 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:27 PRs, 45 pushes, 43 branches in 1 year 9 months
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