Full-Time

Software Engineer

Security

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Persona

Persona

201-500 employees

Provides identity verification tools for businesses

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$130k - $220kAnnually

Mid, Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid position based at headquarters in San Francisco; relocation assistance available for candidates outside the Bay Area.

Category
Security Engineering
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • 3+ years of security software engineering experience at a fast-moving technology company, including experience with building performant, highly interactive web applications.
  • Passion for security - You should be excited about keeping your skills and knowledge sharp, and sharing that with your peers and the rest of the company.
  • Product-thinker - 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.
  • Innovative mindset - 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.
  • Proactive thinking - You learn from your mistakes quickly, and know how to unblock yourself when needed. We’re looking for someone that can tell us how to solve our problems, instead of waiting to be told how to solve problems.
  • Collaborative spirit - Collaboration isn’t just a buzzword for you, it’s your secret to success. You leverage the diverse perspectives of your teammates and sometimes go out of your way to learn other functions to get the job done.
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.

Persona focuses on making online identity verification more user-friendly and secure. The company provides businesses with tools to confirm the identities of their users, which helps create a safer online environment. Their products include Web and iOS SDKs that allow companies to easily integrate verification processes into their platforms. These tools operate in two modes: production mode for live data and sandbox mode for testing with sample data. Persona differentiates itself from competitors by emphasizing reliability and uptime, which are critical for businesses that need real-time verification. The company's goal is to enhance online security and reduce fraud by providing dependable identity verification solutions.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$211.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

21%

2 year growth

53%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Rising demand for identity verification boosts Persona's market potential.
  • Partnership with AtData enhances Persona's fraud prevention capabilities.
  • Expansion into risk assessment tools broadens Persona's service offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Synthetic data reliance may degrade AI model performance, affecting verification accuracy.
  • Voice fraud and deepfakes challenge Persona's identity verification processes.
  • Legal issues from biometric data capture could harm Persona's reputation.

What makes Persona unique

  • Persona offers customizable identity verification flows for diverse business needs.
  • The company integrates advanced link analysis with identity data for fraud detection.
  • Persona's Know Your Seller solution addresses compliance with the INFORM Consumers Act.

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