Kairan Quazi

Software Engineer

Bangladeshi-American San Francisco Bay Area, USA

Quick Info

ProfessionSoftware Engineer
NationalityBangladeshi-American
Date of Birth27/01/2009
Age17 years
BirthplaceSan Francisco Bay Area, USA

Latest News about Kairan Quazi

19/08/2025

At age 16, Kairan Quazi left his role as a software engineer on SpaceX's Starlink team, where he contributed to satellite internet technology, to join Citadel Securities in New York as a quant developer. This move shifts his focus from aerospace to quantitative finance at the leading trading firm. He had previously turned down offers from major Silicon Valley AI labs, highlighting his unconventional career path.

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Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering (17/06/2023)
  • Youngest graduate in Santa Clara University's 172-year history
  • Thesis: ACAT 2.0: An AI Transformer-Based Approach to Predictive Speech Generation

Personal Life

Date of Birth27/01/2009
Age (as of 2023)14 Years
BirthplaceSan Francisco Bay Area, USA
Zodiac signAquarius
NationalityBangladeshi-American
HometownSan Francisco Bay Area, USA
School
  • Helios in Sunnyvale
  • YoungWonks Coding Academy (aged 7)
College/University
  • Las Positas College (aged 9)
  • Santa Clara University

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherMustahid Quazi (former chemical engineer)
MotherJulia Quazi (née Chowdhury)
SiblingsHe is an only child

Career

DebutResearch Collaborator with Intel Labs’ Anticipatory Computing Lab (2019)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Davidson Institute Young Scholar (Qualification requires tested IQ at or above 99.9th percentile)
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • Alpha Gamma Sigma (Honor Society of California Colleges System)
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Qualification requires a minimum score of 700 on SAT Math or Verbal before age 13)
  • Mensa
Current PositionQuant Developer at Citadel Securities (joined 2025)
Previous PositionsSoftware Engineer at SpaceX Starlink (June 2023 - 2025)

Favourites

BeverageCoke Coffee
DessertMax and Mina's Icecream
Books
  • George Orwell’s “1984”
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”
  • The Game of Thrones series
  • Cathy O'Neil’s “Weapons of Math Destruction”
News Channels
  • HuffPost
  • NPR
  • MSNBC
TV PresenterRachel Maddow
PoliticianKamala Harris

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Kairan attended a master’s class program for open-source machine learning during his childhood.
2. At Las Positas College, he enrolled at the age of 9 and graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Mathematics by 11.
3. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering in 2022 and a Master’s degree in 2023 from Santa Clara University.
4. In 2019, he worked as a Research Collaborator with Intel Labs' Anticipatory Computing Lab in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
5. Kairan wrote for MIT Technology Review in 2019 and the Frederick Douglass Foundation in 2020.
6. He was a keynote speaker at the Shift AI Conference in 2020.
7. Kairan served as a staff assistant and STEM tutor at Las Positas College during 2019 and 2020.
8. His name, "Kairan," is from Japanese mythology, symbolizing human benevolence.
9. He started speaking in full sentences at the age of two.
10. Kairan sends pre-emptive emails to his professors before the semester to avoid confusion.
11. At 9 years old, Kairan's IQ was above the 99.9th percentile.
12. He plans to pursue further research at MIT.
13. Kairan excels in asynchronous learning and grasped linear algebra before taking a formal class on the subject.
14. He delivered a speech at a fundraiser and concert in 2019 in San Jose, California.
15. Kairan is learning Bengali and attending Mandarin classes.
16. He is proficient in coding with knowledge in 19 programming languages.
17. Kairan plays the piano but is not a master.
18. Academic grades are not the main focus at home for Kairan.
19. Despite struggles with focus, he excelled in a chemistry test.
20. Kairan is a Young Scholar at the Davidson Institute.
21. He has appeared in various media outlets.
22. In June 2020, he joined a local march promoting peace.
23. Kairan runs a YouTube channel on various topics.
24. Reading is a passion, from fantasy to non-fiction.
25. He has interests in politics and science.
26. Kairan ran for ASG Senate at SCU in 2023.
27. He enjoys martial arts, tennis, coding, video games, watching comedy shows, traveling, and making friends.
28. Kairan received his Student Black Belt in Kajukenbo in 2018.
29. At age 10, he interned at Intel Labs' Human AI Lab, contributing to predictive speech generation technology used by Stephen Hawking.
30. He relocated with his mother to Redmond, Washington, for his SpaceX role.
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