Connor Mcgarr is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience specializing in exploit development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research, currently building advanced Windows sensor capabilities at CrowdStrike. He has progressed from red team consulting to lead architect roles, designing core endpoint protection features and shipping kernel- and user-mode components in C/C++. Connor combines deep low-level Windows debugging and triage expertise with a practical engineering mindset, consistently closing the loop from proof-of-concept exploit to production-grade fixes and tests. His background spans professional services, penetration testing, and OT cybersecurity, giving him a broad view of attacker techniques and defensive engineering. Based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he brings hands-on ethical hacking practice to multiplatform app and web development work evident on his GitHub. Peers know him for turning obscure reverse-engineering insights into reliable sensor telemetry and resilient endpoint protections.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cybersecurity at Southeast Missouri State University
Contributions:368 commits, 18 PRs, 307 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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Connor Mcgarr - Senior Software Engineer at CrowdStrike