Francois Pesce
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Summary
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RockstarFrancois Pesce is a seasoned software engineer with 12+ years focused on network and web application security, specializing in algorithmic, real-time, and multi-threaded systems. He has held senior technical and security leadership roles at major companies including Google, Netflix, Yahoo, and Aviatrix, blending hands-on C/Java/Python development with strategic security architecture and CISO responsibilities. His work emphasizes string and pattern-matching algorithms, password security, and automation of penetration and defense workflows, often leveraging NoSQL stores or bespoke log-management engines. Equally comfortable implementing low-level optimizations and exploring AI techniques like neural networks and genetic algorithms, he has a practical fondness for heavy regular-expression use across languages. Based in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, he pairs deep technical craft with a history of product-facing roles in both startups and large enterprises.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (103)
api-management10
proxy10
security10
crypt10
consul10
istio10
governance10
hash-functions10
microservices10
traffic10
monitoring10
service-mesh10
gpgpu10
sidecar10
fault-injection10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
fpesce/istio
Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
Connect, secure, control, and observe services.
Contributions:24 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
golangsecuresecuritykubernetesobserve
fpesce/release-builder
Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
Builds istio releases in a hermetic and reproducible environment
Contributions:17 pushes, 30 branches in 8 months
buildshermeticistioreproducible
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