From Hackathon to Production: Building an AI-Powered Security Development Platform
from Head of Security Platform & Products at Airbnb (San Francisco, California )
About speaker
I'm the Head of Security Platform & Products at Airbnb, where I lead the development of security products and platforms that enable Airbnb to scale securely. My team is responsible for transforming security from a potential bottleneck into an enabler through developer-centric tooling and platforms.
About speakers company
Airbnb, a global leader in travel and experiences, processes millions of stays yearly and must maintain security at scale. The platform serves hosts and guests worldwide, making security both critical and complex. The company's engineering organization has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions for securing large-scale platforms while maintaining developer productivity.
Abstracts
Learn how Airbnb transformed its security development experience by building an AI-powered platform that started as a hackathon project. We'll deep dive into the technical architecture of integrating AI into our developer workflows, the challenges of productionizing a proof-of-concept into a reliable platform, and the concrete metrics that showed its impact. The talk covers our tech stack choices, machine learning pipeline, integration patterns, and the critical decisions that helped us scale from prototype to production. You'll walk away understanding how to approach similar AI-powered developer tools in your organization, including practical tips on model selection, security considerations, and measuring developer experience impact.
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