About
Berni Hausleitner is co-founder and CEO of Soff, which develops AI agents for supply chain operations. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer on Tesla's Autopilot team building AI tools, and has published AI research from Stanford; he holds an M.Sc. in Robotics and Electrical Engineering from TUM.
Founder at SoffYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Berni went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Soff's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Berni can intro founders to Soff's investors below.
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Experience
- StealthFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- TeslaSenior Full Stack Software Engineer, AI Tooling2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TeslaFull Stack Software Engineer, Autopilot2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University School of EngineeringAI Researcher2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- KyteFull Stack Software Engineer2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- BMW GroupAI Research Scientist2015 — 2020Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- BMW GroupSoftware Engineering (Motorsports)2018 — 2019Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- BMW GroupSoftware Engineering (Autonomous Driving)2018Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- BMW GroupSoftware Engineering (Pre-Series Prototyping)2017Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- BMW GroupSoftware Engineering (Electric Mobility)2016Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- BMW GroupCar Mechanic2012 — 2015Dingolfing, Bavaria, Germany
Skills & more
React.js11Data Science9Automotive Repair7Customer ServiceAutomotivePython (Programming Language)2FlaskPostgreSQLComputer VisionMachine Learning1Matlab2C++2
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SimulinkLabVIEWTensorFlowReact NativeJavaScriptReactNodejQueryRobot Operating System (ROS)MIPS AssemblyComputer ArchitectureDockerFrom Berni's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Berni Hausleitner?
- Berni Hausleitner is co-founder and CEO of Soff, which develops AI agents for supply chain operations. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer on Tesla's Autopilot team building AI tools, and has published AI research from Stanford; he holds an M.Sc. in Robotics and Electrical Engineering from TUM.
- Where does Berni Hausleitner work?
- Berni Hausleitner is Founder of Soff.
- What companies did Berni Hausleitner found?
- Berni Hausleitner founded Soff.
- Where did Berni Hausleitner go to school?
- Berni Hausleitner studied at Stanford University (Technology and Ventures - STVP); Y Combinator (Batch S 24); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
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