Haley Whitman
Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Software
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHaley Whitman is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience building cybersecurity systems for defense and space, currently driving engineering efforts at Palo Alto Software after a research-focused tenure at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. She combines hands-on software engineering with state-of-the-art R&D on systems that protect Department of Defense missions, translating classified research needs into practical, secure implementations. Haley’s background spans embedded hardware work and assistive-technology research from her undergraduate years, giving her a rare cross-domain perspective on system design, hardware security, and human-centered solutions. She has a proven track record of moving from research prototypes to production-grade software, mentoring teams through technical transitions and complex threat-modeling decisions. Based in Eugene, Oregon, Haley pairs deep technical rigor with a pragmatic delivery mindset, often surfacing user- and mission-driven tradeoffs that inform robust, auditable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science B.S., System Design and Assistive Technology, Computer Science B.S., System Design and Assistive Technology at University of Oregon
English
Github Skills (2)
assembly5
65025
Github contributions (5)
unoCamel/6502-Debugger
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:85 commits, 8 PRs, 102 pushes in 1 month
6502-assemblychipdebugger6502assembly
unoCamel/MIPS-Simulator
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:23 pushes, 2 branches in 22 days
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