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Matt Elder

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Senior Engineer at CrowdStrike
📍 San Marcos, California, United States

Matt is a Senior Engineer at CrowdStrike with a deep background in cloud and product security from his time at Qualcomm, Datadog, and Illumin. A UC San Diego graduate, his expertise is complemented by unique specializations in Power Electronics and FPGA Design, reflecting his identity as both an engineer and a hacker.

He describes himself as a software engineer who "caught the security bug" and enjoys tinkering with hardware in his spare time. This hands-on passion for electronics bridges his professional focus on security with a personal interest in how things are built and function at a fundamental level.

Unique Fact: He holds specializations in both Power Electronics and FPGA Design for Embedded Systems.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Senior Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Marcos, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Matt shows up

Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused
Optimistic

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Matt cares about

Cloud Security
He previously ran the entire cloud security program for AWS, GCP, and Azure as a Technical Lead at Qualcomm, building automated scanning and remediation platforms.
Threat Detection
His experience at Datadog was on the Core Security Response & Threat Detection Platform, aligning with his current breach prevention work at CrowdStrike.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Senior Engineer
CrowdStrike
7-2024 - 5-2025
Senior Product Security Architect
Illumina
6-2022 - 6-2024
Senior Security Engineer
Datadog
5-2012 - 6-2022
Cyber Security Engineer, Senior Staff
Qualcomm
7-2000 - 5-2012
Programmer Analyst IV
UCSD
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Education
1998 - 2003
Bachelor's degree
UC San Diego
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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