Where does BinBin He work?

BinBin He is Founder of smol machines.

What companies did BinBin He found?

BinBin He founded smol machines.

Where did BinBin He go to school?

BinBin He studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering).

BinBin He

Founder

Founder at smol machines

Seattle, Washington, United States

Foundedsmol machines · YC

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Garry TanunlockedBinBin: together at Y Combinator (2026)

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About

BinBin He spent four years at AWS working on ECS, Fargate, and Fargate on Firecracker, including as a founding engineer on ECS managed instances. Prior to AWS, he worked in infrastructure roles at startups and NASA, where he contributed to satellite reentry operations.

Founder at smol machines YC X26

Intro paths

BinBin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran smol machines's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, BinBin can intro founders to smol machines's investors below.

smol machines's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Experience

smol machinesFounder & Software Engineercurrent2025 — present
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer 22022 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
a.i. solutionsSoftware Engineer2020 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Ekta FlowSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020Chicago, IL
Salt FlatsPrototype Development Consultant2018 — 2019Chicago, IL
Illinois Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate Research Assistant2017 — 2018Chicago, IL
Illinois Institute of TechnologyTeacher Assistant (CS104)2017Chicago
Illinois Institute of TechnologyStudent Life Leader2015 — 2017Chicago
Kozy's CycleryBicycle Mechanic2016Chicago
Kozy's CycleryBicycle Builder2015Chicago

Skills & more

Go (Programming Language)3Programming Languages1Computer Science1Continuous IntegrationDistributed Computing1Distributed SystemsCloud Computing1Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)3Product Design1Rapid Prototyping1Product Development1Mechanical Engineering

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ProgrammingEngineeringSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesTest Driven DevelopmentAlgorithmsData StructuresTeachingPythonJavascriptC (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is BinBin He?: BinBin He spent four years at AWS working on ECS, Fargate, and Fargate on Firecracker, including as a founding engineer on ECS managed instances. Prior to AWS, he worked in infrastructure roles at startups and NASA, where he contributed to satellite reentry operations.
Where does BinBin He work?: BinBin He is Founder of smol machines.
What companies did BinBin He found?: BinBin He founded smol machines.
Where did BinBin He go to school?: BinBin He studied at Illinois Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering).