Jacob Salassi - Developer Empathy: A Thoughtful Approach to Product Security

Jacob Salassi, former Director of Product Security at Snowflake, joined this episode of The Security Champions Podcast to share insights from his experience leading security transformation at scale.This episode explores the role of empathy in driving security engagement and how security teams can better align with engineering workflows. Jacob discusses the process of building the AppSec program at Snowflake, designing effective code review practices, and navigating organizational challenges. The conversation also touches on the potential of emerging technologies like LLMs and highlights key lessons from Jacob’s career journey and post-Snowflake focus.Resources:The Security Champions Summit: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AtVdnJITWfhMUFnsW_M1i4ZmOOhCAmScdyS69xg0oR4tS4iB6WO3~ArhXmQ4WPfpu5UoldBPL0lWGMfMj3PAOBs_PvjGyJLrTp_TfOMbweudy8pDHhHm-Ure1Ej4jX3S_bz70EsiKmB8W4gTactical AppSec: A Champions' Field Guide: https://info.securityjourney.com/tactical-appsec-field-guide~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Podcast sponsored by Security Journey, Secure Coding Training for Developers and Everyone in the SDLC. Learn more at securityjourney.com. FOLLOW US to stay up-to-date with new content!LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/security-journey)  Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/securityjourney)YouTube (youtube.com/c/securityjourney)Twitter (twitter.com/SecurityJourney)Online (securityjourney.com)  CONTACT: [email protected] Get your free VIBE Coding Field Guide: https://hubs.ly/Q043-zdS0