Steven Hao

Co-Founder at Cognition

📍 United States

Steven Hao is the Co-Founder and CTO of Cognition AI, the applied AI lab that created Devin, the first AI software engineer. He was previously an early engineer at Scale AI. Steven earned his Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Steven has a deeply rooted passion for competitive programming, having competed and won multiple awards in prestigious international competitions. This intense interest in algorithms and problem-solving is a cornerstone of his professional and personal pursuits, driving his work in building advanced AI systems.

He is a gold medalist at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), one of the worlds most prestigious high school competitive programming contests.

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Experience

9 Years

Current Role

Co-Founder

Job Level

Leadership

Location

United States

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Priorities

Topics Steven cares about

AI Software Engineering

As the Co-Founder and CTO of Cognition, he is building Devin, the first AI software engineer, to automate complex coding tasks.

Applied AI

His company, Cognition, is an applied AI lab focused on creating artificial intelligence capable of complex reasoning and problem-solving.

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Career

Work history

11-2023

Co-Founder

Cognition

5-2022 - 3-2024

Software Engineer

Self-employed

1-2018 - 5-2022

Software Engineer

Scale AI

6-2017 - 8-2017

Software Engineering Intern

Meteor Development Group

3-2017 - 5-2017

Software Engineering Internship

Scale API

In the press

Media appearances

Vibe Coding Startup Cognition Mints A New AI Billionaire. Featured in Forbes

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Cognition AI Is a Peter Thiel-Backed Coding Assistant. Featured in Bloomberg

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Education

2014 - 2018

Bachelor’s Degree

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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