Professional Experience
Yandex - Developer Analyst in Privacy Office
Started as an intern in π·πΊ Moscow and currently based in π·πΈ Belgrade
May 2021 - now
- Developed an automated system using internal service APIs to search for privacy issues in the internal task tracker (similar to Jira), which identified over 34 million potential data exposure instances, created tickets for issue resolution, and automatically assigned relevant personnel.
- Designed communication strategies, wrote guides and recommendations for proper access settings widely used across the company.
- Automated escalation processes to minimize human involvement, considering various edge cases such as employee termination or unavailability.
- Assisted a large department of over 3000 employees in handling privacy issues, prepared a common privacy policy, and led privacy training sessions.
- Developed an assistant tool for duty officers to automate access approval processes in the internal Identity and Access Management service (similar to AWS Identity and Access Management), categorizing requests into 10+ types and processing over 20,000 approval requests annually.
- Identified and mitigated a critical privacy vulnerability in the Internal Computing Platform (similar to Apache Airflow) that compromised secrets, resulting in the revocation and reissuance of over 150 secrets with varying access levels. Managed to resolve all issues through automated ticketing and task blocking systems.
Maracas.ai - Board Member
Tech startup in πΊπΈ Bay Area, CA, specializing in AI integration, with a focus on safety and ethics.
January 2024 - now