Portfolio

Sarah Maia

Senior developer in the U.S. and junior security analyst, crafting resilient solutions and elegant digital experiences.

"cybersecurity engineer at VintageSec Labs | cat lover (=ↀωↀ=) | the first girl to go to space (at least in my dreams ☆ミ)"

Senior Developer & Cybersecurity Engineer United States

About me

I am passionate about technology, research, and real-world impact. I work across software engineering and security with a strong focus on reliability, privacy, and product clarity.

I am also proudly a cat lover — and I believe technical curiosity and human sensitivity belong in every project.

Experience highlights

  • Senior Developer
    VintageSec Labs · 2022 — present
  • Security Analyst (Junior)
    Independent research collaborations · 2021 — present

Education

  • UCSF — University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA · Research Medicine (voluntary withdrawal)
  • Princeton University
    Princeton, NJ · Physical Science (in progress, variable term)

Skills

  • Ruby, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python
  • Jekyll, static architecture, performance-first front-end
  • Application security, threat modeling, secure coding
  • DX-focused workflows and technical mentoring

Selected projects

  • Secure Portfolio Platform
    Built a fast static portfolio architecture with modular data, reusable components, and clean deployment pipelines.
  • Threat Surface Mapper
    Internal tool prototype to map application endpoints and annotate risk vectors for early-stage security reviews.
  • Incident Readiness Playbooks
    Authored practical response checklists and simulation drills for small product teams.

Services

  • Full-stack development with a focus on performance and developer experience
  • Secure coding practices and applied security
  • Clean architecture for scalable products
  • Technical mentoring for growing teams

Ruby + Vercel note

"The Ruby runtime takes in a Ruby program that defines a singular HTTP handler and outputs it as a Vercel Function."

Useful when extending this static portfolio with API routes.