Chaitanya Rahalkar

Chaitanya Rahalkar is a distinguished Software Security Engineer at Block Inc. (formerly Square Inc.), where he leads the development of enterprise-scale cloud-native security pipelines and detection systems. With a Master's degree in Cybersecurity from Georgia Institute of Technology and extensive experience in security engineering, he brings a unique blend of academic excellence and practical expertise to the field of cybersecurity. As a security professional, Chaitanya has demonstrated exceptional skills across multiple prestigious organizations. During his tenure at Praetorian Security, he conducted over 100 comprehensive security audits and assessments for major clients including Nordstrom, Block, Affirm, and Salesforce. His experience extends to Meta (formerly Facebook), where he developed coverage-guided fuzzing harnesses and identified critical security vulnerabilities in production systems. Chaitanya is also a prolific researcher and author, with multiple publications in pre