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Kira Booth

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Director of Engineering at Cherry
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Kira Booth is a Director of Engineering at Cherry with deep expertise in the fintech sector from her time at Block and Plaid. A University of Utah graduate, she is described as a "savvy, hardworking, and caring" leader, known for scaling engineering organizations and managing core product and platform teams.

Originally studying computer science with an emphasis on entertainment arts, she discovered an unexpected passion for improving operational processes in software development. Outside of her technical leadership roles, she has previously mentioned that she enjoys balancing her life with cooking and yoga.

Unique fact: A scholarship in her name, the "Kira Booth Scholarship, " is awarded to students at the University of Utahs College of Engineering.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Kira cares about

Scaling Engineering Teams
Her primary focus upon joining Cherry was to scale the engineering organization to keep pace with rapid company growth, a challenge she particularly enjoys.
Future of Fintech
She has led engineering organizations at Plaid and Cash App, focusing on delivering secure, reliable, and high-quality data access to power the fintech ecosystem.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director of Engineering
Cherry
10-2022 - 11-2025
Engineering Lead
Cash App
5-2018 - 10-2022
Director of Engineering
Plaid
10-2016 - 5-2018
Software Engineering Manager
Qualtrics
6-2014 - 10-2016
Software Engineer
Qualtrics
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Media appearances

Kira Booth on building Plaid's engineering office in Salt Lake City. Featured in Plaid Blog
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Education
Bachelor's degree
University of Utah
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