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title: "Karthik UJ - Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Karthik UJ, SWE @PhonePe | OWASP Sasori Project Lead based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes cursor, gemini, and github copilot. Explore public work links including github."
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# Karthik UJ on Tal

## 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

[View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/karthik-uj)

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