Persona · 5 months ago
Software Engineer, Security
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expPersona is a configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world. The Software Engineer in Security will own security-sensitive libraries and components of the production platform, fortifying defenses against evolving threats by designing, building, and maintaining security libraries and systems.
Cyber SecurityFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementInformation TechnologySaaS
Responsibilities
Own the systems used to encrypt our customers’ data
Refine the authentication and authorization components in our product, used by our customers to access their accounts every day
Design, build, and maintain flexible and reusable security libraries for other engineering teams at Persona to use
Propose, build, and ship new security features in our product
Participate in the on-call rotation for the Security Team
Qualification
Required
3+ years of security software engineering experience at a fast-moving technology company, including experience with building performant, highly interactive web applications
Excited about keeping your skills and knowledge sharp, and sharing that with your peers and the rest of the company
Build products in a way that maximizes product value while minimizing complexity. Understand and can resolve tensions between product requirements and engineering design for large-scale projects
Go beyond implementing what is asked and make product suggestions and features that help push our product forward. Naturally curious and embrace change
Learn from your mistakes quickly, and know how to unblock yourself when needed. Can tell us how to solve our problems, instead of waiting to be told how to solve problems
Collaboration isn't just a buzzword for you, it's your secret to success. Leverage the diverse perspectives of your teammates and sometimes go out of your way to learn other functions to get the job done
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
3% 401(k) contribution
Unlimited PTO
Quarterly mental health days
Family planning benefits
Professional development stipend
Wellness benefits
Company
Persona
Persona is an identity verification and management platform that enables businesses to automate and streamline their verification processes.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$417.5MKey Investors
Founders FundIndex VenturesCoatue
2025-04-30Series D· $200M
2021-09-15Series C· $150M
2021-05-04Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
Rick Song
Co-Founder & CEO
Charles Yeh
Co-Founder & CTO
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