Stephan Brandauer
Founding Software Engineer at Maze
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolStephan Brandauer is a founding software engineer in Munich with 14 years of experience building security-focused engineering products and developer tooling. He combines a PhD in computer science with hands-on roles at GitHub where he worked on static analysis (CodeQL) and ML-driven features like Copilot Autofix, contributing to TypeScript support in a widely used security analysis repo. At Maze he’s developing an AI-based triage tool to speed up security findings across heterogeneous sources, blending SAST insight with prompt engineering and model evaluation. His background includes leading CI/CD and DevOps adoption in e-mobility projects, shipping full-stack systems on Kubernetes and cloud platforms. He pairs deep research into programming languages and alias control with practical delivery—often turning academic insights into automation that improves code quality and deployment velocity. Colleagues would note he moves comfortably between low-level language tooling and product-facing ML workflows, a rare mix that accelerates secure, maintainable software.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Cognitive Informatics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Cognitive Informatics at Universität BielefeldPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Uppsala University
English, German, Swedish
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Github Skills (13)
typescript10
code-analysis10
typescripts10
codeql10
typescript-types10
maven6
jit6
bytebuddy6
compiler-construction6
optimization6
annotation-processing6
intellij-idea6
java6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
github/codeql
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
CodeQL: the libraries and queries that power security researchers around the world, as well as code scanning in GitHub Advanced Security
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:379 reviews, 250 commits, 91 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Stephan's commits primarily focus on enhancing the CodeQL codebase for supporting TypeScript. They updated tests for TypeScript 4.7, which involved modifying existing test files and adding support for new file extensions (.mts and .cts). Further contributions included refactoring code, specifically the endpoint features within the adaptive threat modeling library, and adding new features related to listing imports and parameter names, indicating a focus on improving code analysis and security features.
github-advanced-securitysecurity-toolsgithub-security-labsecurity-researcherssecurity
kaeluka/spencer-all
Jun 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:191 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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