Piers Cowburn

Co-founder & CTO at Modyfi

Piers Cowburn's work experience includes co-founding and serving as the CTO of Modyfi, where they are currently employed. Piers is also an advisor at Driftime®. From 2020 to 2021, Piers took a sabbatical. Prior to that, they worked at Snap Inc. as a Sr. Manager, Creative Engineering and Lead Software Engineer. At Snap Inc., they led the development of various AR experiences and oversaw the development of Discover publisher tools. Before joining Snap Inc., Piers worked at Amazon as a Senior Software Development Engineer, where they led the development of a hardware-accelerated UI framework and Amazon Video's TV UI. Piers also worked at Pushbutton as a Senior Interactive Developer, where they delivered video streaming applications and worked with clients such as the BBC and Virgin Media. Piers began their career at Cowan Group as a Senior Designer & Interactive Developer and later founded their own company, Jagged Media, where they served as the Creative Director.

Piers Cowburn has a self-taught education history, with no specified start or end year. Piers does not hold any degree or specialize in any field of study. Piers has additionally obtained a certification in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 from the JLPT Foundation, but the exact month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.

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