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Austin McBride

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Director of Engineering at Veza
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Austin is a cybersecurity engineering leader with expertise in AI and machine learning, applying his background in economics to enhance threat intelligence. He has a proven track record of scaling teams and launching new SaaS products at firms like Veza and Secureworks. Colleagues describe him as diligent, accessible, and an instrumental leader.

Outside of his professional life, Austin lives in San Francisco with his wife and their dog. He has a background in data mining and analytics and is a regular speaker at international security conferences, sharing his research on emerging cyber threats.

He has a dog named Spock.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI in Threat Detection
Led AI and Machine Learning teams at Secureworks and developed advanced classifiers and NLP algorithms for threat detection at OpenDNS/Cisco.
Engineering Leadership
As a Director, he focuses on scaling teams, improving delivery speed, and enhancing system reliability for complex enterprise workloads.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Director of Engineering
Veza
8-2021 - 4-2024
Senior Software Engineering Manager, AI & Machine Learning
Secureworks
5-2016 - 8-2021
Senior Data Scientist
OpenDNS
6-2014 - 5-2016
Financial Economist
Fannie Mae
8-2013 - 3-2014
Investment Research Associate
UBS
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Education
B.S. Economics with Financial Applications
Southern Methodist University
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