Eric Ellett
Security Engineering at Rippling
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Ellett is a seasoned security engineering leader with 13 years of experience building application, product, and cloud security programs across fast-growing Bay Area tech companies. He has led teams at Segment, Twilio, and Credit Karma and currently drives security engineering at Rippling, blending hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership. Known for treating open-source repos as light reading, he continually adopts new tools and methodologies to raise effectiveness and solve hard technical problems. His background spans research-driven roles (including DARPA work at Invincea and R&D at Accenture) through to senior security director responsibilities, giving him a rare mix of research pedigree and operational security at scale. Ambitious and curious, he thrives on mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and turning complex security requirements into practical, auditable solutions. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a Computer Engineering degree from Purdue, he seeks roles that accelerate both professional growth and measurable security impact.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering at Purdue University
Github Skills (31)
metalsmith9
ejs-templates9
cli8
php8
static-analysis8
pluggable7
npx7
php-codesniffer7
nodejs6
automation6
static-site6
table-of-contents6
site-generator5
javascript5
markdown5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
EricEllett/KGNoiseColorTester
Oct 2012 - Dec 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 2 pushes in 3 years 2 months
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