Kian Kasad

Head of Design

San Francisco, California, United States11 mos experience

Key Highlights

Strong foundation in Computer Science from Purdue University.
Experience in teaching and mentoring students in programming.
Active contributor to open-source projects and community initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineer with a focus on Computer Architecture and Security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Web DevelopmentComputer ArchitectureGo (programming Language)C (programming Language)Technical Writing

Other Skills

Open-Source SoftwareCompilersAmazon Web Services (AWS)GitCybersecurityFull-Stack DevelopmentKubernetesSnowflakeContainerizationHigher Education TeachingNext.jsSvelteNode.jsAnsibleJava

Experience

11 mos

Total Experience

11 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Purdue hackers

Organizer

Feb 2026 – Present · 2 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Building websites, infrastructure, & tools to support club activities.
Occasionally teaching sessions & workshops.

Web DevelopmentOpen-Source Software

Purdue university

4 roles

Undergraduate Researcher — SecArch Lab

Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States · Hybrid

Researching topics at the intersection of computer architecture and security

Computer ArchitectureCompilers

Head Developer Teaching Assistant — CS 240

Promoted

Dec 2024 – May 2025 · 5 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Collaborated with course leaders to design instructional materials for 1000+ students.
Wrote homework assignments in LaTeX and program solutions & test modules in C.
Managed Git-based assignment distribution and submission system.

C (Programming Language)Git

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant — CS 240

Promoted

Jun 2024 – Dec 2024 · 6 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Hosted weekly office hours, providing 1:1 and group support to students.
Assisted students in lab sections, teaching strong C programming practices and debugging techniques.
Responded to queries on the course's online forum, delivering immediate support to students.

C (Programming Language)Technical Writing