Cristian Penarrieta

Cristian Penarrieta is a Senior Software Engineer at Gusto since August 2019, where Cristian has led the Funnel Optimization Team to achieve significant results, including a 250% increase in experiment completion velocity and a 27% increase in Marketing Qualified Leads. In addition to this role, Cristian serves as a Part-Time Lecturer at Northeastern University, teaching CS5610 - Web Development. Prior experience includes a Software Engineer position at Electronic Arts, where Cristian designed and architected front-end systems, and a Dev Team Lead role at Cignium Technologies, overseeing a development team and working on health insurance lead generator sites. Cristian's extensive background also includes roles at Able Co., MDP-Consulting, Loc-Teh, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Telmex, showcasing a strong foundation in software engineering across various platforms and technologies. Cristian holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Software Engineering from The University of British Columbia and multiple technical certifications.