“First time I’ve ever heard of him”: Elon Musk on Kairan Quazi, who joined SpaceX at 14 and is now leaving

“First time I’ve ever heard of him”: Elon Musk on Kairan Quazi, who joined SpaceX at 14 and is now leaving

 03:04 21/08/2025

Kairan Quazi, a 16-year-old prodigy, left SpaceX for Citadel Securities. Elon Musk claimed ignorance of Quazi's work at SpaceX. Quazi, formerly Starlink's youngest employee, enhanced satellite accuracy. He joined Citadel Securities as a global trading infrastructure engineer. Quazi sought faster feedback than aerospace offered. His career includes internships at Intel and AI research.
Who is Kairan Quazi? 16-year-old teen engineer leaving Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Citadel Securities

Who is Kairan Quazi? 16-year-old teen engineer leaving Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Citadel Securities

 13:05 20/08/2025

Kairan Quazi, the 16-year-old prodigy, is transitioning from SpaceX's Starlink project to Citadel Securities as a quant developer. After graduating from Santa Clara University at 14, he defied age barriers at SpaceX. Now, he's set to apply his unique engineering and problem-solving skills to quantitative finance, overcoming challenges related to age-based biases in the professional world.
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