Summary
Azhar Deen is a product-minded software engineer and startup co-founder with 12 years of experience building data-first systems at the intersection of biotech and storytelling. He has shipped foundational infrastructure for life-sciences teams—designing production PostgreSQL schemas, FastAPI backends, and AWS-integrated lab pipelines—to make experimental data realtime and actionable. Now leading Sekai, he’s reimagining narrative as a medium for emotional resonance and self-exploration in an AI-native world, blending technical rigor with creative product design. His background includes optimizing large-scale sequencing pipelines and developer workflows for organizations like Roche and Complete Genomics, giving him deep expertise in scalable data visualization and bioinformatics. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic engineer who turns complex scientific needs into intuitive tools and is equally comfortable shipping front-end LIMS UIs or backend data services. He pairs hands-on coding with a storyteller’s curiosity, making technical systems that serve human-centered experiences.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Professional Certificate Software Engineering, Professional Certificate Software Engineering at UC Berkeley Extension
Minor Biotech Business, Minor Biotech Business at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management