Forrest Aldridge

Forrest Aldridge is a Senior Software Engineer in Security with over 10 years of backend development and cloud architecture experience. Currently, they work at CrowdStrike, focusing on building operationally mature, security-focused web services and software tools. Previously, Forrest held roles at several companies including Atlassian, where they contributed to the GDPR solution for Stride, and Djed Studios, where they served as Backend/API team lead. Forrest’s career began as a Junior Application Developer at Tucows, and they have continuously showcased a passion for software architecture and team development throughout their professional journey. Forrest is also pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems at Mississippi State University.