Experience / FlixVerse

Security & Backend Engineer — FlixVerse

Owned security controls and monitoring for an early-stage Web3 startup, cutting exploitable endpoints by an estimated 60% and blocking ~95% of automated abuse traffic.

Organisation
FlixVerse
Period
Dec 2021 – Apr 2022
Focus
Security Controls · Risk Assessment · Incident Response

Dec 2021 – Apr 2022

  • Configured and maintained security controls and monitoring infrastructure across systems and APIs, assessing risk and implementing best practices that cut exploitable endpoints by an estimated 60%.
  • Conducted risk assessments and threat/vulnerability analyses, recommending and validating controls that reduced organizational risk and blocked ~95% of automated abuse traffic.
  • Applied governance controls to an AI/automation system, including data redaction and access boundaries to prevent unauthorized access and data exposure through automated workflows.
  • Developed incident-response procedures and security documentation, and communicated technical risk clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across 4 core services.

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