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Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Security Engineer

Patna, In
+91 7004485204

Background


About

About

I'm a cybersecurity expert, experienced in researching and developing products. I've reported critical security issues to companies like Facebook, Grubhub, and Invision and am recognized in Facebook's Hall of Fame as a top global hacker.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Staff Security Engineer, CloudDefense

    May, 2022 - Dec, 20228 months

    Developed and implemented SAST, SCA tools to protect company assets and prevent cyber attacks. Conducted security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend solutions. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, I ensured the security of products during the SDLC lifecycle, contributing to successful product releases.

    • Security Lead, Involved in Product Development of SCA, SAST, Secret Scan services.

    • Market Competency & Security related Product research & Interviewed a lot of candiadates

    • Identified and mitigated a critical vulnerability that could have resulted in a data breach

  • Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Security, BB.Social

    Feb, 2021 - Apr, 20221 year 2 months

    Developed and maintained GraphQL APIs and AWS Services. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design and implement features in GraphQL API, and resolve to security issues. Conducted code reviews and mentored junior developers.

    • Founding engineer, Developed entire backend GraphQL APIs for a Social media startup.

    • I interviewed multiple candidates and i was leading a small team of backend developers

    • Build a fault tolerant & highly scaleable cloud architecture on AWS, reduced AWS cloud bills by 60%

    • Implemented SAST, SCA tools in CICD Pipline and worked on triaging bugs

  • Independent Security Researcher - Bug Bounty, Facebook

    Jan, 2018 - Jul, 20213 years 6 months

    I discovered some of the most significant and crucial security concerns in Facebook's bug bounty program. As a result, I was invited to several private hacking events sponsored by Facebook and was presented with numerous accolades from the company.

    • Found some major security flaw, e.g i was able to access phone numbers of any Instagram/Facebook users.

    • Top 20 Hacker around the world

    • Got invitation in private hacking event "BountyCon" by facebook in Singapore & South Korea

  • Co-Founder & Developer, Coldfox

    Jan, 2018 - Mar, 20202 years 2 months

    Worked closely with directors and CEOs of MSMEs to create software solutions integrated with IoT devices. Entire backend & frontend was built by me and my small team of developers. Tech stack was in PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS, AWS

    • Started this company after winning IndustryHack hackathon at my campus, worked with MSME(s)

    • Top 10 Startup by Punjab MSME, got Incubation offer at IIT Ropar campus and monetary support.

    • Incubated at Startup School LPU, and graduated from Y Combinator’s Startup School programme.

  • Co-Founder & Developer, EdVoid

    Jan, 2017 - Mar, 20214 years 2 months

    Created a sophisticated Ed-Tech ERP with an emphasis on online proctoring that includes modules for exam and admission management. Incorporated advanced technologies such as PHP, AWS, MySQL, Python, and Pico JS to enable facial expression recognition.

Skills

Skills

  • Security

    SAST

    SCA

    DAST

    Vulnerability Management

    Security Engineering

    Threat Modeling

    Application Security

    Product Security

    Penetration Testing

  • Backend

    Node.js

    Rust

    Python

    PHP

    MongoD / MySQL

    GraphQL

    Redis

    AWS

  • Frontend

    NextJS / React Native

    CSS

Education

Education

  • Computer Applications, Bachelor of Computer Applications, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India

    Jul, 2017 - Jul, 2020

Awards

Awards

  • Top 20 Hacker WorldWide , Facebook Bug Bounty 2021

    Awarded on:

  • Top 50 Hacker WorldWide , Facebook Bug Bounty 2020

    Awarded on:

  • Hall of fame , Grubhub, Invision

    Awarded on:

  • Best College Startup , MSME Indian Government - 2018

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Interests

Interests

  • Gaming - PUBG, 8 Ball Pool

  • Rock Music

  • Reading