About
Edward Zhang served as CTO and co-founder of Tiny after leading the development of Apple's Services API gateway. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer at SaaS firms including Zenefits and Addepar, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Co-Founder and CTO at TinyYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Edward went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Edward can intro founders to Tiny's investors below.
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Experience
- Tiny (YC F24)Co-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — present
- AppleSenior Software Engineer2017 — 2024
- Opendoor.comSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017
- ZenefitsSoftware Engineer2014 — 2016
- AddeparSoftware Engineer2013 — 2014
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer Intern2012
- GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2011
Skills & more
Software Engineering7Software Development5Java7Python5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Edward Zhang?
- Edward Zhang served as CTO and co-founder of Tiny after leading the development of Apple's Services API gateway. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer at SaaS firms including Zenefits and Addepar, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
- Where does Edward Zhang work?
- Edward Zhang is Co-Founder and CTO of Tiny.
- What companies did Edward Zhang found?
- Edward Zhang founded Tiny.
- Where did Edward Zhang go to school?
- Edward Zhang studied at Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Computer Science); Hackley School.
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Zenefits mafia19
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Addepar mafia18
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Addepar29
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