Artem Smotrakov is a Principal Security Engineer at Riot Games since September 2021, specializing in reducing security risks and fostering a positive security culture, alongside playing League of Legends. Previously, at SAP (January 2019 - August 2021), Artem worked as a Senior Developer focused on securing open-source projects, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing a security assessment tool named Fosstars. As a Senior Security Engineer at Zalando SE (January 2018 - December 2018), responsibilities included establishing secure development practices and conducting security assessments in AWS environments. Artem's extensive background in Java security libraries and vulnerability research was gained during time at Oracle (March 2011 - December 2017), where contributions were made to OpenJDK projects and security testing frameworks. Additional experience includes web development roles earlier in the career, with a Master's degree in Informatics from State University of Nizhni Novgorod.
October, 2023 - present
September, 2021