Paul Heider

Paul Heider is an experienced technology professional currently serving as the Director of Product Engineering at Quizlet, a position held since May 2019. Prior to this role, Paul advanced through various engineering positions at Google and YouTube, including Senior Software Engineer at Google and a co-founding engineer for YouTube's Backstage project. Paul began the career in software development at research institutions and educational programs, contributing to projects in computer graphics and machine learning while also teaching programming to students. Paul holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.