Burzin Engineer Age, Family, Biography & More
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Education: Master Of Computer Science
Hometown: Los Angeles
Profession: Engineer
Bio/Wiki | |
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Real name | Zakariya |
Profession | Engineer |
Known for | Being the co-founder of PhonePe |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Salt and Pepper (semi-bald) |
Career | |
Organization | PhonePe |
Designation | Chief Reliability Officer |
Tenure | 8 years (as of 2024) |
Award | • 2022 - Ventana Research Digital Leadership Award |
Personal Life | |
Age | Not known |
Nationality | Not known |
Hometown | Los Angeles |
College/University | • University of Mumbai • University of Southern California |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelor of Computer Science • Master of Computer Science |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Not Known |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Burzin Engineer
- Burzin Engineer is fluent in 3 languages, Gujarati, Hindi, and English.
- In January 1991, Burzin started working as an engineer at the AT&T company in Dallas, Texas and continued working there for 4 years.
- In January 1994, he joined as a senior software engineer at the Twin Sun in Nashville, Tennessee and continued working there for 5 years.
- In January 1998, he joined as a Director of Technology/Associate Partner in the investment banking company MarchFirst and continued working there for 3 years.
- From January 2000 to December 2003, he worked with Software Inc. as the Vice President of their Research & Development team.
- In May 2004, he joined Shopzilla as the Vice President of their technology department and continued working for them for the next 7 years.
- In June 2011, Burzin Engineer co-founded MIME360 along with Rahul Chari and Sameer Nigam.
- He worked as the Chief Technology Officer of MIME360 till April 2012.
- In October 2011, Flipkart acqui-hired MIME360, and Burzin Engineer was appointed as the director of Engineering at Flipkart.
- In January 2013, he was appointed as the vice president of Engineering & Operations at the M-GO and continued working there for 2 years.
- In December 2015, he co-founded PhonePe along with Rahul Chari, and Sameer Nigam. Later, he was appointed as the Chief Reliability Officer at PhonePe.
- He often does various charitable acts towards education for children and the protection of animals.
- In 2022, Burzin Engineer led the experiment ‘Alternative cooling methods-DCLC (Direct Contact Liquid Cooling) & LIC (Liquid Immersive Cooling)’ at PhonePe.
Pulling out & plugging back a drive from a powered-up server immersed in our experimental cooling tank was a super awesome experience. With significantly more powerful servers in smaller form factors, have to look at newer technologies to improve the PUE! #sustainabledevelopment pic.twitter.com/DWwHqVOHtX
— Rahul Chari (@rahulchari9) March 7, 2022