Persona

Software Engineer, Internal Velocity

Persona

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $220,000 per year

About the role

  • Own and evolve the core systems that enable Persona engineers to build, test, and deploy software, shaping how work moves from code to our customers.
  • Build and scale developer tooling, CI, and deployment infrastructure that reduces friction, increases reliability, and helps teams move with confidence.
  • Act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by removing bottlenecks, standardizing best practices, and improving the day-to-day developer experience across the company.
  • Drive improvements in engineering velocity and system health using instrumentation, data, and automation to inform decisions.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and security partners to embed safety, reliability, and scalability into everyday development practices.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience improving developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, or internal platforms with reliability and usability in mind.
  • Hands-on experience with multi-regional applications employing background jobs and database migrations.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally, aligning stakeholders and driving adoption of shared tooling, workflows, and standards.
  • A data-driven mindset where you define clear success metrics, measure outcomes, and iterate based on the data.
  • Nice to Have: Prior experience with Ruby/Rails
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision
  • 3% 401(k) contribution
  • unlimited PTO
  • quarterly mental health days
  • family planning benefits
  • professional development stipend
  • wellness benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringdeveloper toolingCI/CD pipelinesbackground jobsdatabase migrationsRubyRailsdata-driven decision makingautomationinstrumentation
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationstakeholder alignmentdriving adoptionremoving bottlenecksstandardizing best practicesimproving developer experiencemeasuring outcomesiterating based on datacommunicationleadership