Andrew Zitek-estrada
Cryptography Engineer at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolAndrew Zitek-estrada is a Cryptography Engineer based in Lausanne with 11 years of software engineering experience spanning startups, industry and academia. He moved from building production systems at companies like Talkspace and IBM to applied research roles at NYU and now implements cryptographic solutions at EPFL, blending practical engineering with academic rigor. His background in computer science and graduate coursework informs a methodical approach to secure, scalable design and a comfort navigating both research papers and production constraints. He maintains a personal site for portfolio visibility and often sits at the intersection of research-driven cryptography and real-world software delivery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at New York University
Github Skills (35)
polynomials10
elliptic-curve10
zksnark10
cryptography10
finite-field10
hash-functions10
rust10
env9
dotenv9
environment-variables9
configuration-file9
sonic8
testing7
nodejs7
javascript7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
z-tech/space-adventures
May 2015 - Dec 2020
Contributions:8 pushes in 5 years 7 months
z-tech/orange
Jan 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:1 review, 45 commits, 3 PRs in 4 months
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