# Tod Kaiser > Career break | semi-retired Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/tod I’ve over 12 years of experience across application security and full-stack software development, working with companies of all sizes. I’m currently on an indefinite career break and not seeking new opportunities at this time. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California Platform lead for Attack Surface Management. ### Principal Software Engineer @ Mandiant Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California (Acquired by Google Cloud) ### Senior Software Engineer @ Instacart Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, CA Had roles in Product Security and Internal Tools. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Bugcrowd Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA ### Software Engineer @ Bugcrowd Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, CA Transitioned to a generalist full-stack software development role. ### Application Security Engineer @ Bugcrowd Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA Handled triage and validation services for bug bounty programs. ### Application Security Specialist @ WhiteHat Security Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Santa Clara, CA Performed OWASP-based business logic assessments for Fortune 500 clients. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/todkaiser - GitHub: https://github.com/todkaiser --- Source: https://flows.cv/tod JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/tod/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22