Summary
Allison Pierson is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in networking, CLI tooling, and creative Linux hacks, currently building at SpruceID after platform engineering at Fly.io. She blends low-level systems thinking with pragmatic platform work, shipping infrastructure and developer tools that make complex environments more manageable. A Rust and microcontroller enthusiast who refuses to choose between embedded and systems work, she brings hands-on expertise across cloud platforms and constrained devices. Her background includes driving web and platform projects for startups and product teams, with a knack for automating the tedious and making Linux do things it doesn’t want to do. Based in Chicago, she balances technical rigor with a creative streak as a music producer, which informs a collaborative and iterative approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer