Mike Shema
Host Of Application Security Weekly
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorMike Shema is a seasoned application security leader and podcast host based in San Francisco with 14 years of experience shaping product and operational security at companies like Block, Yahoo, and Cobalt.io. He currently hosts Application Security Weekly, translating deep technical knowledge into accessible conversations for the security community while also leading product security efforts at Block. Mike's background spans hands-on engineering and executive roles—from Director of Engineering at Qualys to VP-level security leadership—giving him a rare blend of technical depth and strategic oversight. He is known for making complex security topics approachable, a trait reflected in his public-facing work and long tenure across enterprise and startup environments. Off-hours he fuels creativity with synthwave music and tabletop roleplaying, a hobby that complements his collaborative approach to problem-solving.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
396reputation
20kreached
17answers
0questions
Github Skills (19)
transformation7
refactoring7
php6
xss6
cryptography6
http6
csrf6
security6
ajax6
zombie6
utf6
scanning5
static-analysis4
large-scale4
visualizations4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mutantzombie/Hemorrhage
May 2016 - Apr 2023
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years
mutantzombie/HIQR
Dec 2012 - Aug 2022
Contributions:32 commits, 23 pushes, 2 branches in 9 years 10 months
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