Nikko Bautista — Director of Engineering
Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience building high-scale, secure platforms across cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, and talent marketplaces. Proven track record leading organizations of 30+ engineers, launching $80M+ products, and driving cloud security strategies at companies like Confluent and LinkedIn. Currently Head of Product Security at Confluent, leading global teams responsible for identity, access, and governance systems across a multi-tenant cloud platform. Previously led teams in LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions organization — LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights and the LinkedIn Job ingestion platforms.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and MarTech expert with a strong focus on product security and team leadership.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 17 yrs
Skills
- Product Security
- Cloud Security
- Talent Solutions
- Search Optimization
- Product Management
- Business Growth
- Product Development
- Data Management
- Platform Integration
- Application Development
- Team Management
Career Highlights
- Led teams of 30+ engineers in high-scale projects.
- Successfully launched products generating over $80M.
- Expert in cloud security and identity management.
Work Experience
Confluent
Director, Product Security (3 yrs 10 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager (10 mos)
Engineering Manager (4 yrs 3 mos)
Staff Software Engineer (7 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 8 mos)
Software Engineer (1 yr)
Bright.com (Acquired by LinkedIn)
Software Engineer (2 yrs 3 mos)
pepperconn Pte. Ltd.
Senior Manager, Application Research and Development (9 mos)
Manager, Web Development (6 mos)
Application Developer (9 mos)
Envato
Staff Writer (3 yrs 9 mos)
Citi
Trainee - Citi Employee Services (4 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Ateneo de Manila University