Musawir Shah is a seasoned technology founder and CTO with over 12 years of experience building scalable software and leading high-performing engineering teams. As Co-Founder and CTO of Jerry (YC S17), he steers the must-have car-ownership app, delivering a full stack with Typescript, Node.js, React, React Native, GraphQL, and serverless while prioritizing usability. He is also a co-founder of Propelix (since 2023), underscoring ongoing entrepreneurial leadership across product, architecture, and delivery. Prior roles include Principal Engineer at BrightEdge and VP of Engineering at YourMechanic, where he formalized frontend workflows and led two-person tech teams from inception to scale. His earlier NVIDIA work on Tegra and DirectX drivers, along with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida, gives him a deep systems and performance mindset. Now based in Mountain View, CA, he emphasizes in-house engineering discipline—no third-party vendors for Jerry—and translates complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at University of Central Florida
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