Nikko Bautista🇺🇸
Director of Engineering at Confluent
About Nikko Bautista
Director of Engineering at Confluent
Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience building high-scale, secure platforms across cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, and talent marketplaces. Proven track record leading organizations of 30+ engineers, launching $80M+ products, and driving cloud security strategies at companies like Confluent and LinkedIn.
Currently Head of Product Security at Confluent, leading global teams responsible for identity, access, and governance systems across a multi-tenant cloud platform. Previously led teams in LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions organization - LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights and the LinkedIn Job ingestion platforms.
Expertise
Sessions with Nikko Bautista
- Mentorship Session (30 min): General mentorship
What mentees say
“My mentoring session with Nikko was invaluable. He helped me navigate career uncertainty with clear, actionable recommendations and shared a sharp vision of where the industry is heading - from his Director-level perspective. An incredibly useful conversation. I highly recommend Nikko as a mentor!”
“Great session, we were able to discuss a variety of topics, including how to break into tech companies, and my management experience. I definitely recommend reserving time with Nikko.”
“Had a great chat with Nikko! He gave me useful insights on the engineering market and great advice on how I can start my journey as a software engineer. I became even more motivated after Nikko shared his journey to how he got to where is his today in his career!”