About
Samuel San held product manager roles at Coinbase and Apple, and studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo. He has prior internship experience at Meta, Microsoft, and Shopify.
Founder at RecipeUIYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Samuel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Samuel can intro founders to RecipeUI's investors below.
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Experience
- MetaProduct Managercurrent2025 — present
- RecipeUICo-Founder (YC S23)2023 — 2024
- CoinbaseProduct Manager2022New York, United States
- AppleProduct Manager2020 — 2022Cupertino, California, United States
- MetaSoftware Engineer Intern2019Menlo Park, California, United States
- MicrosoftProduct Manager Intern2018Redmond, Washington, United States
- ShopifySoftware Engineer Intern2017Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Skills & more
Ruby3HTML3CSS3C1C++1Java1SQL1PHP1Python1JavaScript3Node.js2Rails2
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AndroidIOSLinuxPhotoshopWebsite BuildingSEO (Search Engine Optimization)Content WritingPublic SpeakingSocial Media MarketingEvent PlanningPianoMusic TheoryLanguages Cantonese · English · French · Mandarin · Spanish
- Machine Learning — Coursera Course Certificates
- Speech and Communication Skills Exam - Distinction for Grade 4, 6, 7 — Trinity College London
- ARCT Piano Exam (Performer's Level) — The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Diplôme d'études en langue française DELF (Diploma of French Studies) — B1 93%, B2 86% - National Centre for French Studies, France's Ministry of Education
From Samuel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samuel San?
- Samuel San held product manager roles at Coinbase and Apple, and studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo. He has prior internship experience at Meta, Microsoft, and Shopify.
- Where does Samuel San work?
- Samuel San is Founder of RecipeUI.
- What companies did Samuel San found?
- Samuel San founded RecipeUI.
- Where did Samuel San go to school?
- Samuel San studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering (Co-op)); Y Combinator; Richmond Secondary School (International Baccalaureate).
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