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Elias DeFaria

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Cofounder, Head of Product at SDF Labs
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Elias is the Cofounder and Head of Product at SDF Labs, which was acquired by dbt Labs. His career is focused on building digital products, with expertise in Python, Javascript, and product management. A UCLA graduate, he is described by others as creative, tenacious, and having strong technical know-how.

His passion for technology began as a way to build novel experiences for his peers. This led him to co-found his first company while still in college, demonstrating an early entrepreneurial drive. He also participated in the Startup UCLA accelerator program.

Unique fact: While an undergrad at UCLA, Elias co-founded Jive, a live streaming platform for musicians to perform and receive real-time donations.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Cofounder, Head of Product
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Data Engineering Tools
He recently gave talks at Data Council and Snowflake Summit about the new Rust-based dbt Fusion engine, a technology developed by his team at SDF Labs.
Digital Product Development
His entire career, from his first startup to his current role as Head of Product, has been centered around building digital products and applications from the ground up.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Cofounder, Head of Product
SDF Labs
7-2019 - 11-2021
Founding Engineer
PiñataFarms AI
1-2019 - 8-2019
Software Engineer, Data
Stem Disintermedia Inc.
8-2017 - 3-2019
Cofounder, CEO
Jive
7-2018 - 9-2018
Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator 2018
Startup UCLA
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Education
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Science (BS)
UCLA
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