Trishank Kuppusamy
Engineering Manager at Datadog
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolTrishank Kuppusamy is an engineering manager and security-focused technologist with 13 years of experience leading teams at Datadog and shipping secure, production-grade systems. He combines hands-on backend development—contributing to high-profile open-source projects like The Update Framework (TUF) and the Python Package Index—with leadership in cloud security and software supply chain protection. His work on TUF’s Python reference implementation and contributions to PyPI demonstrate deep expertise in secure update and package distribution mechanisms that most engineers encounter only as black boxes. Based in New York, he pairs a PhD-level research background with pragmatic engineering, favoring measurable impact over networking outreach.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at New York UniversityBachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Multimedia University
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Github Skills (13)
pyramid10
security10
network-security10
python10
testing9
urllib9
rest-api8
api-rest8
restful-api8
api-design8
postgresql8
package-repository7
documentation5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
theupdateframework/python-tuf
Feb 2013 - Jul 2020
Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF)
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:369 commits, 5 PRs, 4 pushes in 7 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Trishank implemented and refactored core components related to The Update Framework (TUF) implementation in Python. Their work focused on adapting the interposition mechanism to manage and download files securely. They added capabilities for managing the interaction of the framework with network requests and made improvements to module organization, suggesting expertise in the project's core functionality and security aspects.
pythonsecuritycompromiserevocationupdate
pypi/warehouse
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
The Python Package Index
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 5 PRs, 6 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Trishank primarily contributed to the backend of the Python Package Index project. They focused on implementing features related to user accounts, including login and logout functionality, and ensuring safe URL redirects. They also added unit tests and improved code coverage for the utility functions. Their work demonstrates a focus on security and user experience within the application.
python-packagepythonpackage-indexindexpackage-registry
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