14-year-old joins Musk's SpaceX, becomes youngest employee
Elon Musk's SpaceX is a dream company for many including 14-year-old Kairan Quazi who is soon going to live it. Yes! The young chap from San Francisco has been hired by the spacecraft company as a software engineer in the Starlink team as he successfully cleared their "technically challenging, fun" interview process! Here's more about the child prodigy.
Quazi revealed he was preparing for a 'major' job interview
On April 19, Quazi revealed on his Instagram that he was preparing for a "major" job interview. "Prepping for a major job interview and getting into the "intense and mature vibe," he captioned his post featuring his photograph. And a few weeks later, he excitedly shared a screenshot featuring his job acceptance letter from SpaceX.
He took to LinkedIn to announce his new job role
After clearing the interview process and receiving the offer letter, the teenager shared his delight on LinkedIn. "I will be joining the coolest company on the planet as a software engineer on the Starlink engineering team. One of the rare companies that did not use my age as an arbitrary and outdated proxy for maturity and ability," he wrote.
The boy is also his college's youngest graduate
Besides being the youngest employee at SpaceX, he is also the youngest to graduate from Santa Clara University's School of Engineering, creating history. As reported by LA Times, he was merely two years old when he started speaking full sentences! He, along with his mother, will now soon be shifting to Redmond, Washington from Pleasanton, California to begin his SpaceX journey.
'A lot of them realized I'm a pretty normal person'
At nine, Quazi enrolled at Las Positas Community College and earned a degree in Associate of Science (Mathematics) with the highest distinction. "When I first started (at Santa Clara University), people were intrigued. But after a few days, I think the novelty wore off and I think a lot of them realized that I`m a pretty normal person," he shared during an interview.
The teenager has hands-on experience with AI and machine learning
Per Quazi's LinkedIn, he has experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning from a Fortune 100 technology company. His CV also features a summer internship at a popular cyber intelligence startup. He dreams of a career that deals with "challenging issues and encourages radical innovation in service of the common good." He joined Intel Labsa as an AI intern at the age of 11.
A former STEM tutor and among the most sought-after ones
If reports are to be believed, Quazi was also a STEM tutor at Las Positas and soon became among the top-rated ones. "I went from being a third-grade mutineer to feeling validated intellectually," the child prodigy stated during an interview.
At leisure, he plays games and reads books
Now, most of you would be wondering what would Quazi do in his free time. Well, as per reports, he indulges in games like Assassin's Creed series and also reads science fiction books written by Philip K Dick. Not just that, on certain days he also reads the prints written by journalist Michael Lewis, who is known for his works in financial crises.
