Cybersecurity Expert ∙ Software Engineer ∙ Bug Hunter

Building safe & secure systems. Breaking the bad.

I’ve spent 15 years writing, designing, securing and breaking systems across automotive, industrial and mission-critical software. I keep architecture simple — because you can’t secure what you can’t understand.

15+
Years shipping
ISO 21434
/ 26262 · IEC 62443
8+
Open & client projects
C# · Rust
Primary stack
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Patrick Dahlke
Patrick Dahlke

If your developers call you the “Iron Dome,” upper management is dropping way too many bombs. Protect your devs at all costs. 🛡️

Patrick Dahlke
Patrick Dahlke

The argument for Rust in 2026 isn’t safety. It isn’t speed. It’s that AI writes it better than it writes C++. The compiler answers fast. The model listens. Every error is a free lesson. Rust got built for this work ten years before anyone needed it to be.

Patrick Dahlke
Patrick Dahlke

trying to be a dev, DevOps, DevEx, manager, and CTO at the same time is a one way ticket to burnout town on the express lane

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Short Story About Me

Inspiration comes from looking at the data. My career started with game hacks—poking at binaries to see what the hardware was doing. Since then, I’ve worked across different domains and languages, always looking for the simplest way to make the computer do the work.

You can’t secure what you can’t understand.