Nicki Peternel

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States11 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Kubernetes and AWS infrastructure automation.
  • Led vulnerability management initiatives for SOC2 compliance.
  • Strong background in software engineering and team leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with strong capabilities in infrastructure and software engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesAwsContainerization

Other Skills

Incident ResponseSecurity TrainingData ClassificationOperational ToolingOpenStackCommand Line DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeCustomer ServiceMicrosoft ExcelManagementMicrosoft WordPowerPointPublic SpeakingResearchProject Management

Experience

11 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Salesforce

3 roles

Principal Software Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos

Lead Software Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2022Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

Mapbox

Software Engineer

Sep 2019Jan 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Designed and scaled a company-wide vulnerability management system, data classification schema, vendor review process, security training, and incident response framework for SOC2 compliance
  • Automated operational tooling for Mapbox’s AWS infrastructure such as continuous threat detection, company-wide cost trends, incident response handling, and metrics dashboards and monitoring
  • Served as interim team manager - led quarterly goal reviews, operational planning, team retros, and customer negotiations
KubernetesAWSIncident ResponseSecurity TrainingData ClassificationOperational Tooling

Vmware

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jul 2018Aug 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Palo Alto, CA

  • Containerized VMware and OpenStack products in a Kubernetes cluster, achieving high availability and scale
  • Implemented versioning, customization, and validation of user configurations, unprecedented in this product
  • Developed a command line with over 30 features to allow users to interact with Kubernetes API objects
KubernetesContainerizationOpenStackCommand Line Development

Software Engineering Intern

Jun 2017Aug 2017 · 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Integrated open-source app catalog into VMware’s flagship Openstack product to allow custom package installation
  • Developed custom API to convert disk images to allow package deployment in VMware’s environment

University of california, berkeley

3 roles

Campus Ambassador

Promoted

Jan 2016May 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Provide campus tours for visitors, alumni, and prospective students around the campus, incorporating campus history, facts, and traditions
  • Accommodate visitors at the front desk for the Visitor Center by answering questions and making reservations

Research Assistant

Jan 2016Jul 2016 · 6 mos

  • Developed auto-segmentation software in Matlab to generate 3D models for MRI and Ultrasound images
  • Collaborated with lab team to create more accurate filtering by collecting and processing bone image data

Orientation Leader

Jan 2015Jan 2016 · 1 yr

  • Facilitated transition of new college students through group activities, campus tradition, and diversity discussions
  • Led workshop tutorials to new students and parents on utilizing campus resources and the class registration system

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) — Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Jan 2014Jan 2018

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