Kairan Quazi

This Bangladeshi-American teen joined SpaceX at 14; now resigning at 16

Kairan Quazi, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy who became SpaceX’s youngest employee at the age of 14, is leaving the rocket company to join Citadel Securities, an American hedge fund and financial services company in New York.
21 August 2025, 10:51 AM

14-year old Bangladeshi-American boy joins SpaceX as youngest employee

Elon Musk's SpaceX has welcomed its youngest-ever employee, Kairan Quazi, a 14-year-old software engineer of Bangladeshi-American descent. 
11 June 2023, 18:24 PM