Summary
Rafie Muhammad is a security researcher with 8 years of hands-on experience in web application security, source code review, and penetration testing, currently focused at Awesome Motive after leading research at Patchstack. He holds OSCP, OSWE, and eWPTXv2 certifications and has deep, practical expertise in WordPress security, having progressed from offensive security intern work to senior roles. A master's graduate from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Rafie combines academic rigor with applied research, regularly speaking at security conferences including Off-by-One 2024 and BSides Canberra 2025. His background includes building internal OSINT tooling and driving vulnerability discovery programs, and colleagues know him as a persistent "try hard learner" who turns curiosity into measurable security impact.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)
Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences at SMA Negeri 1 Balikpapan
Indonesian, English