Nathaniel Good is a computer science junior at UC Santa Cruz with three years of hands-on experience building data-driven systems, backend tools, and web features across startups and open-source projects. He co-founded SmartLinked and served as a database engineer, worked as a junior data scientist at Good Research, and contributed backend and security-focused improvements to the widely used mitmproxy project—implementing HAR import/export and rigorous cross-platform tests. Proficient in Python, JavaScript, Go, and C, he emphasizes scalable, test-first development learned from mitmproxy’s strict CI requirements. Nathaniel combines practical collaboration in cross-functional teams with a curiosity for security and data analysis, and he applies the same problem-solving mindset to rock climbing and bouldering. Actively seeking internships and entry-level roles, he brings entrepreneurial experience, open-source discipline, and a focus on reliable, testable code.
3 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa Cruz
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Albany High School
An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Contributions:2 reviews, 22 PRs, 3 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Nathaniel primarily contributed to enhancing the HAR import functionality within the `mitmproxy` project. Their work involved implementing the reading and processing of HAR files, including handling request and response content, HTTP versions, and timestamps. They also focused on adding tests to validate the HAR import feature and made improvements to ensure deterministic behavior in flow processing, indicating a focus on the security aspects of web traffic analysis. Additionally, they implemented features related to HAR export.
Contributions:1 release, 11 reviews, 47 PRs in 1 month
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