# Ashwin Athalye

> Software Engineering | Ex-Crowdstrike, Splunk, Symantec and Qualys

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ashwinathalye

With 17+ years of hands-on development and security expertise, I've crafted secure, high-performance software solutions for leading cybersecurity brands in the Bay Area. Open-source and big data enthusiast, I tackle complex challenges with innovative solutions, ensuring robust security. Analytics, Vulnerability research and network threat detection are my forte. Being a strong team player, I motivate and inspire teammates, fostering a culture of excellence. 

PATENTS
1) Malware Communications Detection - US Application US20170063888A1 
2) Anomaly Detection based on communication between entities over a network - US Application US11258807B2
3) Customizing a User Behavior Analytics Deployment - US Application US20190095599
4) Customizable Load Balancing in a User Behavior Analytics Deployment - US Application US20190098068


TECHNICAL SKILLS
1) Languages: Java, GoLang, Python, Terraform, SQL, NoSQL, NodeJS
2) Special Skills: AWS, Opentelemetry, Docker, Kubernetes, Argo, Grafana, Data Engineering
3) Open Source Big Data Technologies : PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Hadoop, Spark, Storm, Redis, Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana (ELK Stack), Cloudera Impala, Cassandra, SQL Server, MySQL

## Work Experience
### Founding Engineer, Sr. Director @ AIRRIVED
Jan 2024 – Present

### Various ( side projects ) @ Various Companies
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

### Engineering @ Acante
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Staff Software Engineer @ Orbital Insight
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Senior Engineer @ CrowdStrike
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Security Advisor @ Deepfactor
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Principal Software Engineer @ Skuchain
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
GoLang, Hyperledger, NodeJS, AWS, Protobuf

### Senior Software Engineer @ Splunk
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019
Data Engineering, Distributed Systems
Languages: Java, Python
Technologies: AWS, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Impala, Postgresql, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, Storm, Protobuf

### Principal Software Engineer Security @ Caspida (Acquired by Splunk)
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Security Research/Development:
Vulnerability/Malware Research
Technologies: Java, Python, Hadoop, Kafka, Storm, Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana

### Senior Vulnerability Researcher @ Dell SonicWALL
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San jose
Security Research:
Reverse Engineering "In the Wild" Vulnerability Exploits and building protection against them

### Senior Software Engineer @ Symantec
Jan 2008 – Jan 2013
Security Research and Development:
Protocol/File Parser Development. 
Browser Protection Development using Browser Helper Objects
Vulnerability Research, Reverse Engineering and Signature Development to stop "In the Wild Attacks"

### Vulnerability Signature Developer @ Qualys
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Vulnerability Research and Signature Development
Automation of Vulnerability Signatures using LAMP

### Software Developer @ Aimdata LLC
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007


## Education
### Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Houston-Clear Lake

### Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engg in Bachelors of Engineering, Computers
University of Mumbai


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ashwinathalye

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Last updated: 2026-04-01