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132 people in our graph share verified history with Kia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Neil TolaneyunlockedKia: together at Minted (2015–2016)
×8Kia: together at Stanford University Medical Center
×3Kia: together at Saint Francis High School
About
Veteran engineer, builder, and former founder.
Experience
- Fifty YearsHead of Product & Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fifty YearsBuilder2023 — 2025San Francisco
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2018 — 2023Mountain View
- Mira Screen SignageFounder & VP of Engineering2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Mira Screen SignageFounder & Lead Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- MintedSenior Software Engineer2016San Francisco Bay Area
- MintedSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Packt PublishingTechnical Reviewer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Compgun, Inc.Software Engineering Consultant2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorHacker In Residence2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorSoftware Engineer2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Medical CenterStem-Cell Researcher2012 — 2014Stanford, California
- Cardinal EducationTutor2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterOncology Researcher2010Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
EngineeringSoftwareMachine LearningSystem ArchitectureProduct DevelopmentJavaScript73HTML43ReactJS8CSS51Flux5AngularJS39Data Analysis31
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Node.jsjQueryPythonResearchBackbone.jsGitPCRFamo.usCoffeeScriptStem CellsGulpAlgorithmsLanguages English · Persian
- AI Evals For Engineers & PMs — Maven
- Gold Level - Cyber Resilience: Advanced — Phished
- Master the Commercial Product and Business Playbook of AI Agents — Maven
- Foundations of Data Science: Prediction and Machine Learning — edX
- Foundations of Data Science: Inferential Thinking by Resampling — edX
- Foundations of Data Science: Computational Thinking with Python — edX
- Programming and the Web for Beginners — Coursera Course Certificates
- Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software — Coursera Course Certificates
- Introduction to Guitar — Coursera Course Certificates
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects — Coursera Course Certificates
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Colleagues at Fifty Years
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kia Fathi?
- Veteran engineer, builder, and former founder.
- Where does Kia Fathi work?
- Kia Fathi is Head of Engineering at Fifty Years.
- Where did Kia Fathi go to school?
- Kia Fathi studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences); Saint Francis High School (Highschool Diploma).
Same school
Also attended Duke University820
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAyaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank
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Also attended Saint Francis High School17
Kevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalVivian ChavesInvestor at Initialized CapitalAdrian MallingerOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesJannelle MatlockChief AI Officer at Eclipse VenturesHaley HughesChief of Staff at ClimacticCarolyn McGuireTSG Vantage Team at TSG Consumer Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fifty Years18
Elena MosseAssociate at LowercarbonPiotr WilamManaging Partner at Innovation NestEla MadejFounding Partner at Fifty YearsSeth BannonFounding Partner at Fifty YearsD. Scott PhoenixPartner at Fifty YearsAlex TengPartner at Fifty Years
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also worked at Packt Publishing12
Pradeep MenonFounder & CEO of Chartered Vectorial at Chartered GroupDavid RusenkoManaging Partner at Leap Forward VenturesSuresh MadhuvarsuManaging Partner at P10x VenturesRaymond LoFounder/CTO at MetaVishakh HegdeFounder and CTO at Inventive AIJay DawaniFounder & CEO at Lemurian Labs
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