Pouya Darabi
Application Security Engineer
Tehran Province, Iran
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolPouya Darabi is an Application Security Engineer with 12 years of software and security experience and a 9-year track record in penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. He has hardened web applications across PHP and JavaScript stacks and integrated security into DevOps workflows while working at companies from startups to Sadad Informatics. An active bug bounty researcher with findings for major platforms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter, he routinely applies OWASP Top 10 defenses to transform vulnerable projects into resilient codebases. Pouya pairs a Master’s in Computer Networks with hands-on penetration testing and cross-functional collaboration, bringing both methodical audit discipline and developer empathy to security programs. He quietly combines research-oriented curiosity with production-focused engineering, making pragmatic fixes that reduce attack surface without blocking delivery.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Networks, Master’s Degree, Computer Networks at Islamic Azad University South Tehran BranchBachelor’s Degree, Information Technology Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology Engineering at Mazandaran University of Sciences and Technology
Persian, English
Stackoverflow
2,291reputation
118kreached
31answers
2questions
php
top-5%
datatables
top-5%
Github Skills (39)
javascript10
instagram10
patch10
instagram-api10
data-protection10
facebook10
chat10
android-app10
ssl-pinning10
slack10
android10
bypass10
communications10
meteor10
webrtc10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
pouyadarabi/Instagram_SSL_Pinning
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Bypassing SSL Pinning in Instagram Android App
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
android-appinstagramssl-pinninginstagram-apibypass
pouyadarabi/Facebook_SSL_Pinning
Apr 2017 - Nov 2019
Bypassing SSL Pinning in Facebook Android App
Contributions:3 releases, 13 commits, 12 pushes in 2 years 6 months
android-appssl-pinningbypasspatchnative
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.