Summary
Kairat Ashim is a software engineer turned founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building web-scale products and infrastructure from internships through senior roles at Yelp and Robinhood to founding SendNomad. Trained at MIT in computer science with a strong academic record, he blends backend systems experience (Java, Spring, Play) with front-end and data-visualization work dating back to MIT Media Lab projects. At Yelp and Robinhood he contributed to consumer-facing, high-throughput services, and now applies that product and operational experience to lead a Palo Alto startup. His background includes hands-on roles across startups and large teams, plus early lab training in experimental chemistry—an uncommon analytical foundation that informs his pragmatic, data-driven approach to product leadership.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 4.6, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 4.6 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High School, 5.0, High School, 5.0 at Kazakh-Turkish High School
Turkish, Russian, Kazakh, English