Nathan Pitchaikani
Senior Security Engineer at Riot Games
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Pitchaikani is a Senior Security Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience securing complex systems across gaming, defense, and communications sectors. Currently at Riot Games, he advanced from Security Engineer to Senior Security Engineer, bringing practical expertise in deception technology, malware analysis, and cloud security. His background includes work at Sandia National Laboratories and ViaSat where he combined malware reverse engineering, virtualization tooling (ESXi, Libvirt), and Python-based tooling to harden systems. Nathan’s early career blends software engineering and data-focused roles, giving him a rare mix of secure development, tooling, and data-preprocessing skills. Based in Santa Monica, he favors pragmatic, technical solutions and has a track record of moving from research-driven analysis to production-ready defenses. Colleagues would note his steady progression into leadership roles while remaining deeply technical and implementation-focused.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGithub contributions (5)
justinduda/pacmanAI
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
justinduda/word_sudoku
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:9 pushes in 8 days
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