Parham Ossareh

Inspirer
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Director of Engineering at Range

Vienna, Virginia, United States

Overview

Michael is a Software Engineer and Executive in Austin with experience since 2000. Currently the Director of Engineering at Range, he has held leadership roles at Erisyon and Twitch. People who have worked with him describe him as "insanely intelligent", "thoughtful", and "extremely skilled", with a preference for Golang and Typescript.

His passion for technology stems from a youth spent playing computer games. He is a self-taught professional who now channels his extensive knowledge into teaching and mentoring others. His entrepreneurial spirit is evident from his experience co-founding a startup and participating in YCombinator.

As a "Hacker" and Director at Twitch, he was instrumental in renovating the technology from Justin. tv to support massive-scale game streaming.

Personality Overview

Achievment Oriented

Generous

Fast Adopter

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Holds executive engineering roles (Director, VP) focused on managing technical teams and strategy at companies like Range and Erisyon.
Large-Scale Systems
His work at Twitch involved scaling technology to support hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers, demonstrating expertise in high-availability architecture.
AI & LLMs
He recently posted his thoughts on the practical challenges of Large Language Models, such as latency and natural language effectiveness, showing a current interest.

Media Appearances

Parham has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of Engineering at Range
9-2022 - 8-2023
VP of Software Engineering at Erisyon
9-2019 - 9-2022
Director of Software Engineering at Erisyon
1-2018 - 7-2019
Co-Founder at FamFi
4-2011 - 2-2017
Hacker / Director of Site Engineering at Twitch

Education

1994 - 2000
Education details unavailable from Kingsbury High School
Education details unavailable from YCombinator

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Exp : 12 Location : Vienna, Virginia, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Range
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Insights For Selling To Parham

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Parham is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Parham

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Parham move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Parham take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Parham

Personality Compatibility


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