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Adam Safran - Director of Engineering, Business Verification in Pleasant Hill, CA

Adam Safran

Engineering Director specializing in platform modernization, microservices, and cloud reliability

MiddeskCal State NorthridgePleasant Hill, CA26 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Former founder (ran a custom web development shop in Los Angeles) with extensive startup experience and a solid working understanding of the VC ecosystem. Helped build and scale a team at Turo from founding member to ~10 people, and is motivated by ownership, impact, and originating ideas—interested in the venture studio model and disciplined about rapid validation and execution.

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Key Strengths

  • Built and scaled a team at Turo from founding member to ~10 people
  • Experience building products/systems from scratch with end-to-end accountability (technical + business)
  • Strong understanding of how traditional VC-backed startups operate
  • Disciplined approach to evaluating new ventures (problem clarity, fast validation, differentiated perspective, execution-focused)

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Experience

Director of Engineering, Business VerificationMiddesk · Apr 2025 – Oct 2025
Senior Engineering Manager, API ServicesTuro · Apr 2022 – Apr 2025
Cloud Staff EngineerLife360 · Oct 2017 – Apr 2022
Senior Fullstack EngineerBabyCenter · Feb 2016 – Sep 2017
Founder & Lead EngineerRadar Blue · Jan 2000 – Jan 2017freelance
Director of Information TechnologyJewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Jan 2005 – Jan 2016
Senior Software EngineerCity of Los Angeles
Full Stack EngineerDHD Media
Director of Web DevelopmentEteamz

Education

Cal State Northridgebachelor, Journalism

Languages

English

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Adam SafranEngineering Director specializing in platform modernization, microservices, and cloud reliability