# Nathan Ong > Software Engineer @ Persona Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nathanong Former teacher turned software engineer leveraging tech to solve real world problems. Still deeply invested in improving the educational sector, now doing so from the technical side. Though background is in education, drawn to all mission-driven work--the real desire is to empower and make people's lives better. Proven learner who is able to fill any role and ship quickly. Also, hooper waiting for shot with the Golden State Warriors... ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Persona Jan 2025 – Present ### Software Engineer @ Cambly Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States Led user onboarding flow rebuild on Next.js – 15% user conversion increase. Implemented holistic lifecycle email program, built 20+ new, modular emails used across teams, driving $82k in incremental revenue per month and 20% increase in subscription auto-renewals. Redesigned promo code infrastructure to track, store, and display data, handling payouts of $30K+/mo. Headed development of post-subscription free trial lessons feature to promote student-tutor matching. Contributed to in-house design system building foundational components used in core app features. Rebuilt main checkout flow as part of a company rebrand initiative. Migrated login/signup flows to Next.js, integrating major OAuth login options to enhance user experience and security. Handled ~10k daily signups. Built ETL pipeline to regularly sync user data on over 20 million accounts to a third party platform. Triaged live production bugs as part of on-call rotation. Shipped frequently – more commits to frontend repo than any non-founding engineer (100+ engineers). Maintained in-house email service, reduced time wasted on boilerplate code and copy/paste errors. Improved payment reliability with integration testing. System responsible for payments of $1.5M+/wk Introduced captcha verification and rate limiting on signups to combat fraudulent accounts. Collaborated regularly in inter-team initiative to enforce best Frontend practices across engineering org. Oversaw development of curriculum recommendation API. Managed/mentored interns into the team, successfully securing company offers. Coordinated team offsite events to build team culture. ### Social Studies Teacher @ CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT HIGH SCHOOL Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Hayward, CA Yielded an over 75% passing rate for AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics exams (with over 50% of students scoring a 4 or higher). Tailored college-level content for students who speak English as a second language. ### Writing Instructor @ Mill Creek Academy, LLC Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Fremont, CA Strengthened 5th and 6th grade students’ writing skills by teaching them how to develop their ideas, organize their content, and use evidence to form arguments. Provided feedback on weekly essays and guided students on how to improve their descriptive writing. Enhanced students’ ability to identify and interpret symbolism in narrative reading. ### EFL Writing Teacher @ Zheng Zhou No. 2 High School Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Zhengzhou, Henan, China Prepared high school students to attend overseas universities by teaching a month long plagiarism workshop focused on sourcing, quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing skills. Supported local teachers by observing and evaluating their classes, making recommendations, and modeling modern teaching practices. ## Education ### Master of Arts (M.A.) in Secondary Education and Teaching UC Irvine ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics UC Irvine ### Software Engineering Immersive Hack Reactor ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathan-ong --- Source: https://flows.cv/nathanong JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nathanong/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11