Steven Word
Sr. Developer at Arctic Wolf
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Word is a senior software engineer and founder with 13 years of experience building scalable web platforms, developer programs, and security integrations from Austin, Texas. He combines hands-on backend engineering (notably contributing backup-code support to the WordPress two-factor plugin) with product leadership, having bootstrapped Sunbreak and led partner and strategy programs at WP Engine that unlocked multimillion-dollar pipelines. Steven has delivered turnkey tooling for high-profile media events and streamlined editorial and ad operations for major brands, and he’s executed complex identity and API integrations for security automation platforms. Comfortable in both startup and enterprise contexts, he pairs technical depth in PHP, APIs and identity systems with a track record of shipping production-ready solutions. Known for translating customer interviews into architectural roadmaps, he also brings rare experience bridging open-source WordPress work with commercial product strategy.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Kettering University
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Github Skills (8)
plugin-development10
wordpress10
user-authentication10
php10
authentication10
2factor10
javascript8
ajax8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
WordPress/two-factor
Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
Two-Factor Authentication for WordPress.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:71 commits, 6 PRs, 74 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Steven primarily contributed to the development of a backup codes provider for the WordPress two-factor authentication plugin. Their work involved creating new PHP files, implementing methods for generating, validating, and deleting backup codes. The user also integrated the backup codes feature into the user interface, allowing users to generate and download these codes. Additionally, they added the ability to validate the provided backup codes and update the database accordingly.
wordpressphpauthenticationfactortwo-factor
stevenkword/BuddyPress-Automatic-Friends
Nov 2013 - Feb 2016
Contributions:1 release, 89 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 3 months
wordpressregistrationrequiresuser-registrationwordpress-plugin
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