Saurabh Gautam
Senior Software Engineer at Proofpoint
Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolSaurabh Gautam is a Senior Software Engineer based in Ireland with a decade-plus career focused on computer and network security, holding senior roles at McAfee, Microsoft, and currently Proofpoint. He brings deep systems-level expertise in Java and C++ and a strong grounding in algorithms, Windows internals, and design patterns. His academic background includes advanced degrees from IIT Roorkee and a master's in Cyber Security from Munster Technological University, reflecting a blend of rigorous theory and applied security practice. Across large security product teams he has moved from hands-on development to senior engineering responsibilities, shipping resilient, secure software at scale. Colleagues note his ability to translate complex security requirements into pragmatic, maintainable designs and to mentor engineers through subtle architectural trade-offs.
2 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndian Institute of Technology RoorkeeMaster's degree Cyber Security, Master's degree Cyber Security at Munster Technological University
Github Skills (18)
protected10
microsoft10
identitymodel10
identity10
microsoft-identity10
microsoft-authentication10
authentication10
microsoft-identity-platform10
dotnet10
asp-net-core10
azure-active-directory10
active-directory10
android10
adal10
csharp10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-android
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for Android
Contributions:156 reviews, 43 PRs, 128 pushes in 1 year 6 months
authenticationandroidmicrosoft-authentication-librarymicrosoft-authenticationidentity
AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-common-for-android
Aug 2023 - Jun 2024
Common code used by both the Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) and the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL)
Contributions:199 reviews, 36 PRs, 130 pushes in 9 months
azure-active-directoryauthenticationmicrosoft-authentication-libraryactive-directory-authenticationadal
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