Biography:Amjad Masad
Amjad Masad (Arabic: أمجد مسعد) is a Jordanian-American entrepreneur and engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Replit. Before Replit, Amjad worked at Facebook, overseeing the JavaScript infrastructure team and also as a founding engineer at Codecademy.[1]
Early life
Amjad was born in Amman, Jordan.[2] His family is Muslim, his father's family is Palestinian, and his mother's is Algerian.[3] Despite his father family's financial struggles, Amjad stated that he was very lucky because Palestinians value education more than anything else.[3]
Career
Amjad is a computer science graduate from Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan.[4] His journey took him from Jordan to the heart of Silicon Valley, which led him to prestigious roles at tech giants, 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.[5]
In 2016, he co-founded Replit. It was established as an online integrated development environment (IDE) by Amjad Masad, Haya Odeh, and Faris Masad.[4]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Github and Open-source Is a Boon for the Underprivileged, https://amasad.me/github, retrieved 3 July 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
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