Uri Shapen
Sr. Director of Engineering | Expert in Cybersecurity | Champion of Cloud Security Innovation | Proven track record of scaling engineering teams to deliver high-quality, high-impact products
- Role
- Senior Director of Software Engineering - Waf and Application Performance at Thales Cybersecurity Products
- Location
- Livingston, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Uri Shapen
I’m a cybersecurity engineering leader with 15+ years leading high-impact global R&D organizations across cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and security domains. My passion lies in building secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms that protect millions of users — while empowering engineering teams to reach their full potential.At Imperva, I’ve led a cross-continental team of 65+ engineers (Dev, QA, DevOps, SRE), building high-performing secure SaaS products, transforming legacy systems into cloud-native, applying AI to transform security products, engineering productivity, and customer experience. I’ve scaled teams across Israel, India, and Bulgaria, improved delivery velocity by 30%, and achieved uptime — all while aligning closely with product, customer success, and C-level leadership.I bring a rare combination of hands-on engineering depth and executive-level strategic vision. I’m energized by solving complex technical problems, building inclusive leadership cultures, and creating resilient security products at scale.CDN | Cloud WAF | Cybersecurity SaaS | DevOps/SRE | Engineering Strategy | Team Scaling | M&A Tech Diligence | Security Product Architecture | Infusing AI into product and engineering processes
Experience
Senior Director of Software Engineering - Waf and Application Performance
Feb 2021 — Present
I focused on driving innovation and leadership development in my role at Thales Cybersecurity Products. • Developed B2B SaaS solutions and significantly improved system reliability and performance. • Fostered a strong leadership pipeline through mentoring, minimizing reliance on external hiring. • Integrated AI/ML technologies to enhance engineering productivity and align with customer retention strategies.
Education
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
B.Sc, Computer Science/software engineering
1999 — 2002
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
M.Sc, computer science
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Software Engineering
- Software Design
- Object Oriented Design
- Voip
- Sip
- Software Development
- Ip
- Rtp
- Embedded Linux
- Ethernet
- Debugging
- Ooad
- Oop
- Multithreading
- Mgcp
- Telecommunications
- Embedded Systems
- Embedded Software
- Udp
- Linux
- Tcp/Ip
- Psos
- Ip Networking
- C
- C++
- Clearcase
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