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Michael Snyder

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Director, SDET and Product Security at Absolute Security
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Michael Snyder is the Director of SDET and Product Security at Absolute Security, leading teams in test automation and internal offensive security. With a background in Agile Development from the University of Washington, colleagues describe him as creative and user-focused. He is also a co-inventor on a patent for communications resiliency.

Based in Seattle, Michael is an active participant in the local security community. He is passionate about sharing knowledge on software development risks and defenses, and he publicly encourages others to attend events like the Bsides Seattle Security Conference.

Unique fact: He is a co-inventor on a patent related to high-performance digital communications in a virtual private network.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director, SDET and Product Security
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Product Security
His current role is focused on product security, and he gives public talks on software development risks and defenses.
Test Automation
He has built his career leading Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) and managing quality assurance.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director, SDET and Product Security
Absolute Security
12-2023 - 11-2025
Senior SDET Manager
Absolute Security
1-2022 - 2-2024
SDET Manager
NetMotion Software by Absolute
2-2015 - 2-2022
SDET II
NetMotion Wireless
5-2010 - 1-2015
QA Manager
NetMotion Wireless
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Education
2010 - 2011
Agile Development
University of Washington
2005 - 2006
Certificate
University of Washington
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