Headline

SWE @PhonePe | OWASP Sasori Project Lead

About

I’m a Security Engineer who enjoys solving hard security problems and building tools that make security testing better. Currently at PhonePe, I work on platform security and secure access technologies. I also lead OWASP Sasori, an open-source project focused on crawling modern web applications. My interests include application security, vulnerability research, and open-source security tooling.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

cursor

gemini

github copilot

openai

Work experience

Software Engineer at PhonePe, Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

OWASP Sasori Project Lead at OWASP® Foundation, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Software Engineer (Security) at Astra Security, Jul 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos, India

Software Engineer at Astra Security, Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 · 11 mos, India

Head of Cyber Security at ACE- Association for Computer Enthusiasts, Jul 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, India, ACE Cyber Security Team Mentor

Member at ACE- Association for Computer Enthusiasts, Apr 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos, India, Member at ACE - The Technical Society of VSIT

Sales And Marketing Intern at Eden - Senior Living & Wellness, May 2019 - May 2019 · 1 mo, Defence Colony, Delhi, India

Education

BCA, Computer Programming, Specific Applications, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies

Public links

github: https://github.com/karthikuj