Crafting a PCI Solution: A Case Study in System Architecture with Etsy
Presentation Technical Level
Advanced - Introduction of complex concepts. For attendees with significant industry experience.
Summary of Topic
Etsy reached a point in volume where PCI was mandated by their financial institution. Etsy's existing infrastructure and open culture prevented bolting on a traditional PCI solution. With a new architecture developed by a team including member from business, engineering and operations, a payment system went from concept to passing audit in less than 3 months. This talk will discuss the systems architecture as well as the technical and business challenges it imposed at Etsy.
Submitters
Nick Galbreath, Etsy
Presenters
Isaac Oates, Etsy, Inc.
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Presenter Biography
Isaac Oates is the director of payments at Etsy. He is responsible for all business and product development related to payments risk management and processing. Isaac came to Etsy through the acquisition of Adtuitive, a contextual advertising startup which he co-founded. He has held product management and software development positions at Amazon.com, Yahoo!, NCSA and Lucent Technologies. In addition, he served as an intelligence officer in the National Guard and Army Reserve. Isaac holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.