Summary
Joseph Perla is a Silicon Valley founder and senior engineering leader with 14 years of experience building consumer-facing and autonomous systems, from launching iOS News Feed features at Facebook to scaling passenger growth at Lyft during its rapid expansion. He combines deep technical fluency across languages and stacks (Python, Scala, Ruby, iOS, backend infra and ML/SLAM) with hands-on product and team leadership, having co-founded multiple startups and led cross-platform mobile and AI-driven products. A Princeton-trained cryptography and CS student under Boaz Barak, he also has venture experience as an early investor in crypto companies and helped raise venture rounds for startups like Terminal.com. Known for mentoring engineering leaders and recruiting top talent, Joseph bridges research-level algorithm design and pragmatic product shipping, with a knack for finding technical leverage points that drive 5x+ growth.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Candidate, Machine Learning, PhD Candidate, Machine Learning at Advisor: Charles Elkan
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Princeton University