
During his time at Santa Clara University, Kairan Quazi actively participated in the Association for Computer Machinery and was a senior senator in the Associated Student Government. The talented 14-year-old also found himself in high demand as a tutor, quickly becoming one of the most sought-after members of the tutoring staff.
Age is just a number! Elon Musk hires SpaceX’s youngest software engineer – 14-year-old Kairan Quazi is also youngest graduate in Santa Clara’s 172-year history

Age literally is just a number if Elon Musk ’s latest hire at SpaceX is seen. The billionaire has hired the youngest software engineer at the company – 14-year-old Kairan Quazi . And that’s not it. Quazi will also be the youngest graduate in Santa Clara University’s 172-year history.
Heading to Washington state with his mom, Julia, to become SpaceX’s youngest software engineer, Quazi recently announced this big news on LinkedIn. The 14-year-old said, “I guess this will be my LinkedIn “I’m excited to announce…” post! I am graduating from Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering where I learned that “engineering with a mission” is not a gimmicky tagline.”