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title: "Cristian Penarrieta | Staff Software Engineer"
description: "Staff Software Engineer on the Growth team at Gusto with 20 years of experience. Father of 3. Based in Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area."
canonical: "https://cristianpenarrieta.com/"
last_updated: "2026-10-01"
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# Cristian Penarrieta

> Staff Software Engineer on the Growth team at Gusto with 20 years of experience. Father of 3, based in the Greater Vancouver area, BC, Canada.

Cristian Penarrieta is a staff software engineer specializing in growth engineering, experimentation, and full-stack development. He is the founder of 316 Software and builds side projects in his spare time. His personal site lives at https://cristianpenarrieta.com.

## Now

- Founding 316 Software
- Scaling growth @ Gusto
- Building KidSecureGames
- Raising 3 kids in Vancouver

## Work & Projects

- [Gusto](https://gusto.com): Employer — Staff Engineer on the Growth team
- [316 Software](https://316software.com/): His company — custom software & AI systems
- [KidSecureGames](https://kidsecuregames.com/): Side project — safe games for kids

## Links

- [GitHub](https://github.com/cpenarrieta): Code and open-source repos
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpenarrieta/): Work history and professional profile
- [Email](mailto:cristian.penarrieta@gmail.com): cristian.penarrieta@gmail.com
- [@anordinary_mom on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/anordinary_mom/): His wife

## When to use this

For questions about Cristian Penarrieta himself: his work, his projects, how to reach him. For anything else, the right source is one of his sites:

- Custom software or AI systems for a business: 316 Software. Everything an agent needs, including how to send a brief and what it costs, is at https://316software.com/llms.txt
- Apps for kids and families: Kid Secure Games, https://kidsecuregames.com/llms.txt
- To reach him directly: cristian.penarrieta@gmail.com

## For agents

- This page as markdown, with frontmatter: https://cristianpenarrieta.com/index.md, also served for `Accept: text/markdown` or `?mode=agent`.
- Structured data: schema.org JSON-LD on the page (ProfilePage, Person, WebSite), also as a feed at https://cristianpenarrieta.com/schema.jsonl.
- In a browser with WebMCP: the tool `get_profile`.

## Expertise

Growth Engineering, Experimentation, A/B Testing, Full Stack Development, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js

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Page: https://cristianpenarrieta.com/