Founder & Software Engineer
New York, NY
Ex-Robinhood engineer (pre-IPO) and Kleiner Perkins Fellow who has founded 2 consumer startups that hit millions in revenue. Product-minded engineer with end-to-end ownership, translating ideation and user-driven iteration into scalable systems, growth, and revenue.
Movement
Mar 2024 — Feb 2026
Created a consumer mobile trading app that abstracted on-chain complexity for retail users trading Solana memecoins. Drove millions in trading volume through partnership with Jason Derulo (100M+ social followers) and viral Reddit posts. Built financial exchange from scratch with innovative pricing algorithm and scam prevention mechanics (audited by Halborne). Recruited and managed engineering and influencer marketing teams.
Awaken
Aug 2022 — Aug 2024
Architected and built consumer crypto tax platform that processed 32M+ user transactions. Designed and optimized backend systems for blockchain data ingestion, processing, and financial analytics. Owned UI/UX and frontend development serving tens of thousands of users. Led $1M fundraise from Silicon Valley investors and received acquisition offer from company worth $1B+. Awaken generates millions in revenue and is worth over $20M+.
Robinhood
Jun 2021 — Dec 2021
Worked on backend systems supporting the launch of Robinhood Money to millions of users. Contributed to production services in a high-scale, regulated fintech environment. Collaborated cross-functionally with product, design, and infrastructure teams.
Robinhood
Jun 2020 — Aug 2020
Presented internship work to the whole company at all-hands meeting (one of two interns selected). Published Medium article about internship experience that generated 20,000+ reads and gained nationwide attention.
Duffl (YC-backed)
Oct 2019 — Sept 2020
Led engineering and product for YC-funded consumer e-scooter delivery startup. Scaled business to millions in revenue, hired engineering team, and helped raise $1M+ seed round while in college. Owned backend systems and website supporting fulfillment of 100,000+ orders. Company later raised a $10M Series A with coverage from TechCrunch.
BSc · Computer Science
2017 – 2021