Pedro Silva
Software Developer at Checkmarx
Braga, Portugal
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Top SchoolPedro Silva is a software developer with five years of experience focused on application security and static analysis tooling, currently contributing at Checkmarx where he progressed from a SAST intern to a developer. Based in Braga, Portugal, he combines a strong academic background—Mestrado and Licentiate degrees in Computer Science/Software Engineering from Universidade do Minho—with practical product delivery in security-focused engineering. He brings hands-on experience in identifying and mitigating code-level vulnerabilities and shipping features for secure development workflows. Known for steady growth within a single specialized team, he offers a pragmatic blend of research-backed knowledge and production experience in application security.
5 years of coding experience
Mestrado, Computer Software Engineering, Mestrado, Computer Software Engineering at Universidade do Minho
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (25)
devsecops10
vulnerability-scanners10
supply-chain-security10
open-policy-agent10
checkmarx10
security10
infrastructure10
vulnerability-detection10
cycle10
golang10
attestation10
compliance10
infrastructure-as-code10
vulnerabilities10
sca10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
Checkmarx/vorpal-reviewdog-github-action
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 9 pushes in 6 months
Checkmarx/kics
Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
Find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development cycle of your infrastructure-as-code with KICS by Checkmarx.
Contributions:1 review, 78 commits, 64 PRs in 4 months
kicscyclecompliancevulnerability-scannersiac
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