Ayush Sood
VP Of Engineering at Figma, Inc.
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAyush Sood is a seasoned technology leader with 14 years of experience guiding engineering and monetization strategy across startups and fast-growing platforms. He is currently VP of Engineering at Cherry in New York, shaping technical strategy and delivery for scale. At Figma, he directed engineering for Monetization & Growth, including FigJam, Slides, growth initiatives and new products, from 2021 to 2025. He is a repeat founder and investor, co-founding Orum and Dromo, leading Kofa as founder/CEO, and actively investing as an angel since 2013 while advising Orum. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Stanford, reflecting a breadth of expertise across hardware-to-software and a track record of turning ambitious ideas into scalable solutions.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Shaker Heights High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Stanford University
Spanish, Hindi, English
Github Skills (48)
login-system10
authentication9
voting9
django-project9
django9
openid-connect9
oauth29
android9
two-factor-authentication9
react9
xadmin9
account-management8
python8
cross-platform8
obj8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
StanfordACM/stanfordacm.github.io
Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
Contributions:52 commits in 1 year 6 months
acmstanfordjekyll
ayushsood/anavsood.com
Dec 2015 - Mar 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 9 years 3 months
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