Kay Ashaolu

My focus is on understanding and enabling people to grow, learn, and be more effective, whether teaching a new skill, building a dynamic team, or fostering a nurturing community. I currently focus on junior software engineer development: how to enable developers early in their careers to become solid and experienced engineers more readily in less time.

I graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2007, with a concentration in Computer Systems and Software. In 2013, I received my Master's in Information Management and Systems from our very own Information School at UC Berkeley. I have held several software engineering tools in academic, government, and tech roles, from building scalable systems for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, scaling the then-nascent DNA ethnicity and heritage product at Ancestry, and creating advertising interfaces at Pinterest.

I am an engineering manager at Pinterest and a continuing lecturer at the School of Information at Berkeley. I also create content that improves and hones the craft of software engineers, specifically those with less than three years of experience.

Education

B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

MIMS, UC Berkeley School of Information