Summary
Will Chilcutt is a Principal Engineer and GenAI leader with 13 years of experience, currently driving Yahoo’s AI Accelerator and GenAI adoption across security and product teams. He blends hands-on engineering—especially mobile and application security—with program leadership, having led bug bounty, security champion, and mobile security efforts at scale. A recognized GenAI domain expert, he regularly briefs senior leadership and runs company-wide training to translate emerging AI tools into practical, secure workflows. His background spans iOS/macOS engineering, Scrum leadership, and DoD-related Mac work, giving him a rare mix of product, security, and compliance experience. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he’s known for converting user feedback into fast, prototype-driven releases and for cultivating cross-functional adoption of new technologies.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Networking and Security with Web development emphasis), Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science (Networking and Security with Web development emphasis) at East Tennessee State University
Chinese, English