Summary
Darian Shimy is a seasoned founder and engineering leader with over 25 years in web technologies and 16 years of executive experience, currently leading FutureFund Technology to modernize K–12 fundraising and volunteering. He scales teams and platforms—having grown engineering organizations at Weebly and Square (leading the Weebly integration) and moved large systems to Kubernetes—while maintaining a hands-on, coach-first management style. Known as "Coach Darian," he blends strategic architecture work with people development, mentoring engineers and executives alike. His background spans startups and enterprise builds—from early CTO roles pioneering group-buy commerce to architecting social media monitoring platforms that attracted acquisition—bringing product-minded technical leadership to mission-driven education tech. Based in Pleasanton, CA, he pairs an MS in Computer Science from USC with a bias for practical, scalable solutions that prioritize social impact.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of Southern California
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at California State University, Northridge