Vincent Kobel
Head Of Security at Kiln
Antarctica
Summary
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Top SchoolVincent Kobel is a security leader with 13 years of experience designing trust architectures for high-stakes digital asset and custody systems, now serving as Head of Security at Kiln in Switzerland. He has led product security and engineering teams at Blockdaemon and METACO, driving MPC, confidential computing, HSM/PKI integrations, and go-to-market security strategies that protected billions in crypto assets. Vincent combines hands-on cryptographic engineering (Python and Rust tooling) with commercial acumen—shaping pricing, feature sets, and even sourcing acquisitions like Sepior to expand IP and product capabilities. He excels at translating complex security requirements into product roadmaps, aligning stakeholders from sales to engineers, and building mature cybersecurity programs in fast-growing fintechs. An early innovator from Kudelski Security, he has experience in secure code reviews, bespoke security systems, and large-scale event deployments, reflecting a blend of practical engineering and strategic leadership.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme ES (Ecole Supérieure) Computer Science web development, Diplôme ES (Ecole Supérieure) Computer Science web development at CPNVCFC Computer Science, CFC Computer Science at Arches School
English, French
Github Skills (64)
src10
reader10
voting10
ecdsa10
secp256k110
explore10
command-line10
currency10
libra10
syntax-highlighting10
cli10
sandbox9
python9
bitcoin9
bash9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
vkobel/ethereum-generate-wallet
Feb 2017 - Jul 2018
Scripts collection to generate ECDSA keypairs and derive their Ethereum address
Contributions:18 commits, 6 PRs, 16 pushes in 1 year 4 months
ethereum-addressderiveexploreethereumaddress
vkobel/ethdrain
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:34 commits, 2 PRs, 29 pushes in 4 months
rpcpythonrpc-nodeethereumblockchain
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