Biography:Amjad Masad
Amjad Masad (Arabic: أمجد مسعد; born 1987/1988[1]) is a Jordanian-American entrepreneur and software engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Replit. Before Replit, Masad worked at Facebook, overseeing the JavaScript infrastructure team and also as a founding engineer at Codecademy.[2]
Early life
Amjad Masad was born and raised in Amman, Jordan, in a modest family with Palestinian heritage.[3] His father, a civil engineer from a Palestinian refugee background, emphasized the importance of education. Masad later moved to the United States for opportunities in technology. [4]
Career
Masad is a computer science graduate from Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan.[5] After moving from Jordan, he worked various jobs in Silicon Valley, including a stint as a software engineer at Facebook from October 2013 to April 2016. Before Facebook, Masad was a founding engineer at Codecademy from November 2011 to October 2013.[6][7]
In 2016, he co-founded Replit. It was established as an online integrated development environment (IDE) by Masad, his wife Haya Odeh, and his brother Faris.[5]
References
- ↑ MacColl, Margaux (January 17, 2026). "He was called a 'terrorist sympathizer.' Now his AI company is valued at $3B". The San Francisco Standard. https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/07/called-terrorist-sympathizer-now-ai-company-valued-3b/.
- ↑ Ted AI San Francisco - Amjad Masad, https://tedai-sanfrancisco.ted.com/speakers/amjad-masad/, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ How Amjad Masad Envisions Internet-Free Coding for Developers with Replit, https://aimmediahouse.com/market-industry/how-amjad-masad-envisions-internet-free-coding-for-developers-with-replit, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ Github and Open-source Is a Boon for the Underprivileged, https://amasad.me/github, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CEO of Replit, Amjad Masad, https://www.clay.com/dossier/replit-ceo#:~:text=Amjad%20Masad%2C%20a%20computer%20science,Specialist:%20February%202009%20%2D%20September%202009, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ Amjad Masad - Biography, https://amasad.me/about, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ Nieva, Richard (March 11, 2026). "Meet The $9 Billion AI Company Reimagining Vibe Coding". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/03/11/meet-the-9-billion-ai-company-reimagining-vibe-coding-replit-amjad-masad/.
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