Charlie Kroon

Hi 👋, I'm Charlie! I am a Fullstack Software Engineer on the Security Insights team at GitLab.

As a teenager, I thought I’d become a journalist, a writer, or work at a fashion magazine. I’ve done all of these, but they weren’t as fun as I expected. That’s why I decided to switch careers in 2020.

I have almost five years of experience - three years at HackerOne, and now at GitLab - working on security vulnerabilities and making the internet safer. We are currently in an interesting time for the internet, and cyber security. AI is changing how software gets built, which means it's also changing how we need to defend it. I believe we can make AI genuinely work for security, rather than another thing to worry about.

I really enjoy travelling. My favourite places I've travelled to so far: Hawaii, Portugal and Argentina. In my free time I enjoy running, being outdoors, meeting up with friends, knitting and learning new things.

📝 How I work

• While I love async work, I am always happy to jump on a call when it's faster. Whatever unblocks you or the team faster.
• I believe there’s no such thing as overcommunication. Regardless of someone’s experience, I always assume they might not have full context. For this reason, I try to explain even the most obvious details to ensure we’re aligned and nothing gets overlooked.