Summary
Chaskin Saroff is a Staff Software Engineer and serial technical founder based in San Jose with 11 years of experience building scalable data and ML systems. Currently at IBM Instana and co-founder/CTO of BioticsAI, he blends deep engineering at cloud-scale with product-minded leadership for AI-driven startups. His background spans data engineering, machine learning, and cloud infrastructure across IBM, B-Stock, and boutique ML shops, demonstrating a knack for turning research and tooling into production-ready systems. Describing himself as "building tools for tool builders," he focuses on developer experience and reusable platforms that accelerate teams. A math-and-CS graduate from SUNY Oswego, he maintains a public portfolio of projects and prefers thoughtful LinkedIn intros—he rejects connection requests without a message.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science at State University of New York at Oswego