Thiago Hirai

Founder at Cedarwell Labs
Seattle, Washington, United States

Thiago Hirai is the founder of Cedarwell Labs, where he is building Retirement Lab, a retirement planning simulator. He has previously held senior engineering roles at Facebook, Microsoft, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and UniSoma, and has expertise in applied AI, product engineering, infrastructure, growth, and analytics.

  • Cedarwell Labs Founder 2026–present · current
  • OpenAI Member of Technical Staff 2024–2026 · past
  • Snap Inc. Principal Software Engineer 2016–2024 · past
  • Facebook Senior Software Engineer 2011–2016 · past
  • Microsoft Software Engineer 2005–2011 · past
  • UniSoma Software Developer 2004–2005 · past

Education

  • University of Washington Masters, Computer Science · 2008–2010
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas Engineer, Computer Engineering · 2000–2004

Organizations

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  • Cedarwell Labs Founder 2026–present · current
  • OpenAI Member of Technical Staff 2024–2026 · past
  • Snap Inc. Principal Software Engineer 2016–2024 · past

Education

  • University of Washington Masters, Computer Science · 2008–2010
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas Engineer, Computer Engineering · 2000–2004

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