Pradeep Bhat
About Pradeep Bhat
Pradeep Bhat is an Engineering Manager specializing in Security at Groww, India, where he leads teams in product security and cyber defense. He has a background in software engineering and has held various roles in security across multiple companies, focusing on ethical hacking and digital risk protection.
Work at Groww
Pradeep Bhat serves as the Engineering Manager for Security at Groww, a financial services company based in India. He has held this position since 2022, leading teams of Product Security Engineers and Cyber Defence Analysts. His responsibilities include overseeing the Bug Bounty Program and implementing security automation within CI/CD pipelines. He acts as the primary security contact for various business functions, ensuring that security measures align with organizational goals.
Education and Expertise
Pradeep Bhat earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga, from 2010 to 2014. Prior to this, he studied PCMB at DVS Independent College from 2008 to 2010. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his current role in security management.
Background
Pradeep Bhat began his career at EVRY India, where he worked as an Associate Software Engineer from 2014 to 2015, and later as a Software Engineer from 2015 to 2017. He transitioned to Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd), where he held positions as a Security Analyst and Security Engineer II from 2017 to 2019. Following his tenure at Ola, he worked at Hopscotch as Security Lead from 2019 to 2022 before joining Groww.
Achievements
In his role at Groww, Pradeep Bhat spearheads the Bug Bounty Program, which focuses on ethical hacking to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities. He has defined and executed strategies for Digital Risk Protection, which includes Brand Monitoring and External Attack Surface Monitoring. His work contributes to enhancing the overall security posture of the organizations he has been part of.