Kyle Westhaus
Security Software Engineer at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKyle Westhaus is a Security Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and systems-level security, currently working at Microsoft. He built a solid foundation through five internships tackling kernel fuzzing, Linux boot internals, embedded networking, and program analysis—work that includes discovering a real-world kernel memory disclosure (CVE-2021-41336) and writing syzkaller descriptions to expand syscall fuzzing coverage. A CSE alumnus from Ohio State with a 3.85 GPA, he combines practical exploit development and embedded device forensics with production-grade engineering (multithreaded C, TLS transitions, automated analysis pipelines). Beyond code, Kyle is a seasoned leader and presenter—former president of his university cybersecurity club and an experienced briefings author—whose hobbies in astronomy and cartography hint at a methodical, exploratory mindset applied to security research.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering, 3.85, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering, 3.85 at The Ohio State UniversityHigh School, High School at Centerville High School
Spanish
Github Skills (69)
lockscreen10
autotools10
erb9
linux8
heart-rate8
analyser8
i38
git-mirror8
cairo8
pentest7
bsd7
scanning7
windows6
ups6
android6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
kwesthaus/config-files
Jul 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:237 commits, 107 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 5 months
kwesthaus/ez-sniff
Dec 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:33 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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