Software Engineering Tech Lead · Cisco Duo Security

STEVEN
MYERS

Building identity systems, games, and developer tools.
8+ years taking ideas to production across cybersecurity and fintech.

8+ Years Experience
Cisco Current Employer
IU CS + AI, 2017
Gartner IAM Speaker, Dec 2024
Skills

Technical Proficiency

Languages
TypeScript JavaScript Python Java C# Clojure Kotlin Lua
Frameworks & Runtimes
React Next.js Vue Node.js Bun Hono Spring Boot
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform GitHub Actions Bedrock
Data & Architecture
PostgreSQL DynamoDB Elasticsearch MongoDB OAuth 2.1 LLM Tooling Event-Driven
Projects

Selected Work

Platform LIVE

Encore

AI-native software engineering platform. Replaces Jira + Confluence + CI/CD with a single MCP-native suite — tickets, wiki, and deployment pipelines.

TypeScriptBunHonoNext.js 15React 19PostgreSQL
Game LIVE

Rotten Soup

Browser-playable roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons, turn-based combat, and permadeath. Rendered with PixiJS on a tile-based engine.

Vue 2PixiJSrot.jsVuetify
Tool LIVE

Extended ASCII Previewer

Interactive browser tool for previewing IBM CP437 tilesets used in roguelike development. Load spritesheets and test ASCII art character mappings.

Vue 2PixiJSVuetify
Competitive

Advent of Code

Annual competitive programming challenges solved across multiple paradigms — functional, typed, and systems-level languages.

ClojureTypeScriptKotlinPython
Game

Godot Projects

Game prototypes in Godot 4 exploring procedural terrain generation, realistic water shaders, and reinforcement learning agent experiments.

Godot 4GDScriptGLSL ShadersRL
Experience

Work History

Cisco – Duo Security
November 2022 – Present
Software Engineering Tech Lead, Identity AI
  • Built LLM-powered policy recommendation tools spanning React UI and backend API
  • Designed fine-grained authorization policy engine controlling LLM tool access per user
  • Led agentic identity product line from conception through global production rollout
  • Cross-vendor security event streaming with interoperability standards across industry partners
  • Presented at Gartner IAM Conference, December 2024
◆ GARTNER IAM SPEAKER 2024
Liberty Mutual Insurance
October 2018 – September 2022
Software Developer → Principal Engineer
  • Code Insights — serverless platform for automated security analysis across enterprise codebases
  • Digital Asset Portal — 700K+ assets, became foundation for org-wide API governance strategy
  • Noteworthy — agile retro app with 15,000+ users, still active 9 years later
  • Modernized async data infrastructure, enabling P1 recovery saving ~$50M in disruption costs
◆ PRINCIPAL ENGINEER · 4 YEARS