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Persona Ā· 23 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Security

positionSan Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$190K/yr - $250K/yr
date5+ years exp

Persona is a configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world. The role involves shaping how highly sensitive identity and PII data is protected, ensuring businesses can rely on Persona for identity verification and data protection.

Cyber SecurityFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementInformation TechnologySaaS
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Own the security foundations that safeguard sensitive identity data at scale and protect the trust our customers place in Persona
Design and build IAM systems that Persona's enterprise customers use to manage PII across global teams and departments
Partner with engineering teams across Persona to prevent or eliminate complex multi-product vulnerabilities

Qualification

Security software engineeringIAM systems designWeb application developmentProactive thinkingCollaborative spirit

Required

5+ years of security software engineering experience at a fast-moving technology company, including experience with building performant, highly interactive web applications
You should be excited about keeping your skills and knowledge sharp, and sharing that with your peers and the rest of the company
You build products in a way that maximizes product value while minimizing complexity
You understand and can resolve tensions between product requirements and engineering design for large-scale projects
You go beyond implementing what is asked and make product suggestions and features that help push our product forward
You are naturally curious and embrace change
You learn from your mistakes quickly and know how to unblock yourself when needed
You work well across teams and are comfortable learning new areas

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
3% 401(k) contribution
Unlimited PTO
Quarterly mental health days
Family planning benefits
Professional development stipend
Wellness benefits

Company

Persona

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Persona is an identity verification and management platform that enables businesses to automate and streamline their verification processes.
dateFounded in 2018
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://withpersona.com

H1B Sponsorship

Persona has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2024 (2)
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
2021 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$417.5M
Key Investors
Founders FundIndex VenturesCoatue
2025-04-30Series DĀ· $200M
2021-09-15Series CĀ· $150M
2021-05-04Series BĀ· $50M

Leadership Team

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Rick Song
Co-Founder & CEO
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Charles Yeh
Co-Founder & CTO
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Recent News

Tech in Asia
Roblox unveils global facial age checks to access chat
2026-01-08
Techmeme
Roblox expands mandatory age estimations for chat features to all regions using Persona's tech, after a rollout in Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands (Jay Peters/The Verge)
2026-01-07
Index Ventures
Index Ventures Portfolio
2025-12-30
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