Hi there. I’m Carlo Mencarelli.
I lead a talented team of security engineers at HackerOne.
Previous to my current role, I was the technical lead for the Infrastructure team at HackerOne. Usually, I spent my days working with other teams or other infrastructure engineers, helping them develop sane solutions for the organization's product development, problems, and anything in between.
I enjoy working with tools like Terraform and architecting purpose-built systems. I spend my off time writing about the public cloud, security, and organizational topics relating to engineering - Really whatever is sparking my curiosity at the moment.
I’ve worked at various levels of engineering, from tier-one support to senior system engineering, focusing on architecture for mission-critical systems. In both small late-stage startups and large Fortune 500 defense corporations. I started out with an enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, doing logistical support. The time I spent as an active-duty Marine remains one of the more influential periods in my life. I was able to experience so much during my short enlistment and I'm grateful for every moment and person I met during that time.
After my enlistment, I went back to school to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology. The program was leaning more towards business than I anticipated. Still, it gave me an interesting perspective on the inner workings of companies, which I like to think makes me more customer- and expense-focused. My time at Florida Tech also directly led to my first role at Harris (now L3 Harris), doing all sorts of things that I'm sure most interns didn't.
My education was paused for a few years after my undergraduate work as I focused on my career. In 2019, I finished my Master’s degree in Applied Data Science from Syracuse University. Since I was already familiar with Python and most database technologies introduced in the program, I focused more on statistical theory, which provided me with a healthy respect for the math behind statistics and AI.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to check out my GitHub or email me directly at me@carlo.cloud