Summary
Eren Derman is a product-focused engineering leader and entrepreneur based in New York, currently co-founding and leading DKODA Labs after progressive roles in product and technical product management at startups like Akkio and Firefly. With a computer engineering background from Brown University and roughly three years of industry experience, he blends hands-on research from labs (H2R, Bahar Lab) with product strategy to move AI and robotics concepts toward market-ready features. He has navigated both research and product paths, giving him a pragmatic view of how to turn experimental prototypes into customer-facing products. Though early in his career, he demonstrates a pattern of founding, shipping, and leading technical teams at the intersection of ML, robotics, and product.
3 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering Professional Track, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering Professional Track at Brown University School of Engineering
English, Turkish, German