Josh Giese is a Principal Security Engineer with 11+ years focused on Identity, Access Management, and CIAM, currently leading security efforts at Esri. A serial entrepreneur and founder of venntov, he built commercial Shopify apps and authored a practical guide to Shopify SEO, blending product strategy with hands-on development. His career spans full-stack engineering, IAM architecture, and product ownership, reflecting deep experience turning security requirements into usable enterprise features. Beyond engineering, he’s taught iOS development, toured nationally as a hardcore punk frontman, and is an avid maker and Level 50 Pokémon Go trainer—an unusual mix that underscores his creative problem-solving and relentless hustle.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at University of California, Riverside
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