@burgess
@burgess
@burgess
security software engineer — seattle, wa
portfolio
2026
v1.0
2026
v1.0
1.0
about
about
engineer.
builder.
engineer.builder.
builder.
i make cloud infrastructure harder to compromise.
currently at stripe, working on aws security architecture.
1. security through simplicity
2. exerting soft downward pressure on complexity
3. leverage through secure defaults
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2.0
polaroids
polaroids
shot on polaroid i-2 with i-type instant film.
Fig. 1. vacations
Fig. 2. hikes
Fig. 3. seattle
Fig. 4. the spheres
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3.0
origami tessellations
origami tessellations
folded tessellations from a single sheet of elephant hide paper. designs by ilan garibi.
Fig. 5. tessellations
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4.0
books
books
2026
finished
Howl's Moving Castle
The Buried Giant
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Saint of Bright Doors
Severance
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits
reading
●Non-Things
●Bliss Montage
●Blindness
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5.0
resume
resume
john burgess
security software engineer
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