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Chi-Kai C.

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VP, Engineering at Authorium
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Chi-Kai C. is a VP/CTO Leader, specializing in AI, Data, and SaaS innovation, with a strong background in building and scaling high-performing engineering and product teams. He holds a Ph.D. from UC Irvine and a B.S. from The Johns Hopkins University.

He has a keen interest in mobile app development, especially in tools that streamline workflows for designers and product managers. His past work includes creating a multiplayer whiteboard for app teams.

People often call him a "hands-on leader" who is technically astute and detail-oriented.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
VP, Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Topics Chi-Kai cares about

AI-Driven Product Transformation
Led engineering for ML- and genAI-enabled features at Pave and developed embedding-based recommendation systems and genAI video/audio POCs at Calm.
SaaS Innovation
Founded Literal, a B2B SaaS startup focused on visually analyzing user flows, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial drive in the SaaS space.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
VP, Engineering
Authorium
3-2025 - 10-2025
VP, Engineering
Pave
6-2023 - 2-2025
VP, Engineering
Calm
1-2019 - 6-2023
Founder & CEO
Literal
11-2017 - 12-2018
Head of Data
CareZone
In the press

Media appearances

Authorium Names Chi‑Kai Chien to Vice President of Engineering. Featured in Newswire
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Education
Ph.D.
UC Irvine
B.S.
The Johns Hopkins University
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