Aman Gottumukkala
Member Of Technical Staff at xAI
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAman Gottumukkala is a software engineer with 10 years of experience who has moved between top-tier tech firms and startups, currently serving as Member of Technical Staff at xAI. He founded Firebender, an AI assistant for Android developers that grew to $2M ARR, demonstrating product-led engineering and go-to-market chops. His background includes hands-on stints at Paradigm, Google, Microsoft, Instagram, Twitch and a fellowship at Kleiner Perkins, giving him fluency across consumer, infrastructure and venture-backed environments. A former TAMUhack director and hackathon hacker, he combines rapid prototyping instincts with disciplined execution. Based in San Francisco, he also completed Y Combinator and holds a CS degree from Texas A&M, blending startup acceleration experience with strong academic foundations.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Klein Oak High SchoolY CombinatorHigh School, Mathematics and Computer Science, High School, Mathematics and Computer Science at Texas Academy of Mathematics and ScienceBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Texas A&M University
Github Skills (10)
graphviz7
e-mail7
java5
tailwindcss5
language-model5
kotlin4
marketing4
android4
css1
javascript1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
firebenders/Kotlin-bench
Mar 2025 - Jan 2026
Kotlin-bench Can Language Models Resolve Real-world Kotlin & Android Issues?
Contributions:9 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
androidkotlinlanguage-model
kevo1ution/AugmentedConversations
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:6 PRs, 7 pushes, 3 branches in 2 days
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