Madison Caldwell is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building secure, scalable back-end systems and reusable architectures across startups and enterprise teams. Currently at Sublime Security after several roles at Elastic, Madison specializes in Go, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and event-driven systems (NATS, RabbitMQ), with deep operational fluency in Docker, Linux, AWS, and PostgreSQL. They have contributed to the Elastic Stack’s Kibana security solution—adding role-based access control and alerting features—demonstrating strong expertise in security-oriented engineering and signal/alert pipelines. Known for pragmatic refactoring, testing, and performance tuning, Madison pairs hands-on coding with platform-level thinking as a former backend lead and platform manager. Based in Asheville, NC, they also explore machine learning, computer vision, NLP, and security research, bringing an engineer’s curiosity to applied ML and defensive systems.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Morehead State University
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Kentucky
Contributions:295 reviews, 179 commits, 242 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Madison's contributions primarily focused on implementing and supporting features related to the Security Solution, specifically within the Kibana platform. Their work included adding support for Role-Based Access Control (RAC) to rule routes, indicating an emphasis on access control and security. They also worked on adding threshold rules, enhancing signal generation, and addressing issues related to alert timelines. The user demonstrates proficiency in areas pertaining to rules, alerts, and their integration within the Elastic Stack.
Contributions:6 PRs, 961 pushes, 246 branches in 2 years 10 months
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Madison Caldwell - Software Engineer at Sublime Security