Sash Zats
Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth AI Startup
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSash Zats is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with 12 years of experience building consumer and AI-driven products, currently serving as Co‑Founder & CTO of a stealth AI startup in New York. Previously a long-tenured software engineer at Meta, he shipped high-visibility projects across MetaAI, AR/VR input research (CTRL Labs), hardware selection and Android launchers, and design tooling used in executive keynotes. He combines deep product instincts with hands-on expertise in mobile and cross-platform systems, performance optimization, and scalable animations and UX infrastructure. Sash has a track record of founding startups and leading engineering teams to production, blending design sensibility from formal art and design training with a master’s background in materials engineering. Colleagues would note his unusual mix of low-level performance focus and product-facing design craft that surfaces in both infrastructure and consumer features.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys)Design and Visual Communications General, Design and Visual Communications General at The British Higher School of Art and Design
English, Russian, Hebrew
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
zats/Bicycle
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:146 commits in 1 month
zats/Presentations
Sep 2014 - Oct 2015
Contributions:22 commits, 13 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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