Hen Sapir is a seasoned software engineer and founder with a decade of experience building product-focused systems and AI foundations from San Francisco. As Co-Founder of Charcoal, he’s focused on search agents that surface precise context for AI, translating deep technical work into user-facing capabilities. Before founding Charcoal he led foundations and AI efforts at Front, progressing from senior engineer to staff engineer and technical lead. His early career at Amazon provided large-scale production engineering discipline that informs his startup approach. Known for a pragmatic, coffee-fueled mindset, he blends fast iteration with thoughtful architecture to ship reliable experiences. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and brings a rare mix of product intuition and systems-level rigor.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Michigan
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes, 14 branches in 1 year 11 months
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