Daniel Wu

Staff Engineer — Platform & Security

Seattle, WA · PT

About

12 years in backend and platform engineering with a security-first mindset. Former Staff at Amazon and Twilio. Specializes in building secure, multi-tenant SaaS platforms and API gateways that scale to enterprise.

Highlights

Architected Twilio's API gateway handling 5B requests/day across 180 countries
Led zero-trust security overhaul for 800-engineer org at Amazon
Designed multi-tenant auth system now serving 40,000+ enterprise customers

Skills

Platform EngineeringSecurityAPI DesignDistributed Systems

Previously at

AmazonTwilioHashiCorp

Availability

Available in 1–2 months

Rate

$210–250/hr

Experience

12 years

Open to

ContractFull-timePart-time advisory

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