Michael Schiffman
Uber Technical Lead, Security Operations Application Security And Privacy
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorMichael Schiffman is a cybersecurity veteran and technical lead at Google specializing in application security, privacy, and large-scale network security engineering. With over 25 years in the industry and 13 years of documented experience across leading companies like Cisco, Salesforce, and Qualys, he combines deep applied cryptography know-how with hands-on operational security leadership. He holds publications and patents and has led cross-functional teams to harden identity, cloud, and network stacks at scale. Based in San Francisco, he also advises academia and produces security-focused interviews, signaling a commitment to mentorship and community engagement. Quirky but telling, his GitHub bio—"Once, I sniffed a packet."—reflects a practitioner’s curiosity that still drives his work today.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
c, python, xml, json, html, objective-c, cython, golang, r, c++, protobufs
Github Skills (81)
permutation9
encapsulation9
stream8
levenshtein-distance7
ntp7
curio7
string-matching7
dnssec7
matching7
levenshtein7
streaming6
dns6
dnspython6
low-level6
parser6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mschiffm/cvrfparse
Mar 2013 - Jun 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years 3 months
parsingcvrfvalidationparser
mschiffm/cppip
Apr 2013 - Feb 2014
Contributions:2 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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