Anshuman Bhartiya

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DISC Type : Di

Staff Security Engineer at Lyft

San Diego, California, United States

Overview

Anshuman Bhartiya is the AppSec Tech Lead at Lyft, leveraging over a decade of experience to build and scale security programs. A graduate of Arizona State University, he is a frequent conference speaker and a technical advisor to several cybersecurity startups. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, innovative, and a rare talent.

Beyond his role at Lyft, Anshuman co-hosts “The Boring AppSec Podcast” and runs the associated community. He actively contributes to open-source projects, shares his tech explorations on his personal website, and writes about his self-reflections on Substack, showcasing a passion for continuous learning and community involvement.

He built a prototype AI agent capable of triaging vulnerabilities by reasoning across multiple code repositories within an organization.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Friendly Challenger

Impact-Oriented

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

AI in AppSec
He frequently speaks and writes about leveraging AI and LLMs to tackle application security challenges, such as vulnerability detection and tech spec reviews.
AI Agent Development
Actively experiments with building offensive and defensive AI security agents, sharing his lessons learned through talks and his personal blog.
Vulnerability Management
Focuses on the full lifecycle of vulnerabilities, from identification to remediation, and explores using AI to automate and improve the triage process.

Media Appearances

'Inside Security' with Anshuman Bhartiya (Staff Security Engineer, Lyft). Featured in Leen.dev

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Work History

12-2022
Staff Security Engineer at Lyft
1-2026
Author at The Boring AppSec Community
7-2025
Advisor at Heeler
2024
Member at AI Frontier Network
2024
Executive Member - Cyber Security Professional's Network at Tejas Cyber Network

Education

2008 - 2010
Masters in Computer Science from Arizona State University

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Exp : 17 Location : San Diego, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Staff Security Engineer at Lyft
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Insights For Selling To Anshuman

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anshuman is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anshuman

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anshuman move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Anshuman take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Anshuman

Personality Compatibility


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