Samuel Hoffstaetter

Samuel Hoffstaetter has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Samuel is currently serving as the Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer at Short Story (YC S19) since June 2019. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Waymo from February 2018 to June 2019. Samuel also held a position as a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at Google from December 2014 to February 2018. Before their tenure at Google, Samuel served as the Head of Platform at Tiger Management (Adaptive Management group) from November 2013 to November 2014. Samuel has also worked as the Managing Partner at Bitbase from August 2012 to November 2013. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Software Developer at Tower Research Capital from June 2011 to August 2012. Samuel's work experience also includes being the Chief Technology Officer at Schedulizer from February 2008 to June 2011, and as a Lead Programmer at Multiwire Laboratories from June 2005 to February 2008.

Samuel Hoffstaetter's education history includes a B.A. in Computer Science from Cornell University. Samuel later pursued a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Computer Science from the same institution. Additionally, Samuel received education from Y Combinator during the S19 program, although the specific field of study is unknown.