Elon Musk Recruits Gifted 14-Year-Old Talent

Kairan Quazi, a 14-year-old prodigy from California, is making headlines for his extraordinary achievements. According to CBS News, Kairan is graduating from Santa Clara University this week and has secured a position with SpaceX’s Starlink division as a software engineer. Despite his young age, Kairan meets Washington state’s minimum age requirement for employment, ensuring compliance with child-labor laws. Kairan chose to work at SpaceX because it is one of the few companies that recognize his maturity and ability rather than solely relying on his age as a determining factor. Let’s take a look at Kairan’s incredible journey and accomplishments:

• Kairan’s remarkable abilities were evident at a very young age. His mother, Jullia Quazi, recalls him speaking in complete sentences at the age of 2.
• By the age of 9, Kairan had completed third grade and enrolled in Las Positas Community College, while still attending fourth-grade classes during the day.
• At 11, he transferred to Santa Clara University, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering. The Seattle Times reports that Kairan is the youngest graduate in the school’s 172-year history.
• During his time at Santa Clara University, Kairan interned at Intel as an AI research fellow, showcasing his exceptional talent.
• Astonishingly, Kairan is proficient in not just one or two, but 12 different programming languages.
• In his free time, Kairan indulges in martial arts, playing the piano, and staying updated on current events, as revealed in an interview with KRON when he was 10 years old.
• Sharing his excitement on social media, Kairan wrote, “Next stop… SpaceX!!! I accepted a position as a Software Engineer at one of the coolest companies on the planet! Thank you everyone for continuing to follow my incredible journey!”

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