Sean Doughty is an engineering manager specializing in security with 11 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning robotics, embedded systems, cloud engineering, and product security. He built Render’s corporate security function—driving SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and HIPAA compliance, least-privilege controls, and production anomaly detection with Falco—while also launching a privacy certification program. A robotics-trained problem solver, Sean has hands-on experience designing vehicles and novel pumping systems, co-founding a food-delivery robotics startup and leading a road-legal solar car from design to racing across the Outback. He blends systems-level integration and field testing know-how with pragmatic security operations, and is comfortable moving between firmware, cloud tooling, and organizational security programs. Notably, his background in physical systems informs a practical, test-driven approach to securing complex distributed infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Engineering Science, Robotics, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Engineering Science, Robotics at University of Toronto
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