Peter Hendy

About Me

Software. Security.
What comes next.

I'm Peter. My work has taken me from computer science and data connectors to vulnerability scanning, AI products and applied research at PortSwigger.

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Foundations

Learning the theory. Building in practice.

  1. University

    Computer science at Southampton

    I studied computer science at the University of Southampton.

  2. Alongside my studies

    Putting data to work

    During my studies, I worked as a contractor for Snakehive, writing SQL and building data connectors.

Building at PortSwigger

From internal systems to security and AI.

  1. Graduate role

    Joining PortSwigger

    After university, I joined PortSwigger as a graduate software developer.

  2. Internal CMS

    6 months

    The systems behind the scenes

    My first six months were spent working on our internal content management software.

  3. DAST & Burp Pro

    6 months

    Into the vulnerability scanner

    Next, I worked on the vulnerability scanner that powers Burp Suite DAST and Burp Pro.

  4. First-generation AI

    6 months

    A first generation of AI

    I then spent six months working on our first generation of AI products.

Exploring what comes next

Applied research, AI products, and back again.

  1. Applied research

    6 months

    A move into applied research

    My next six months were in an applied research team.

  2. Second-generation AI

    Building Burp AT

    From there, I worked on Burp AT, our second-generation AI product.

  3. Now

    Back to applied research

    Today, I work in applied research at PortSwigger.