Holla, I'm Mostofa Shakib 👋

I was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a knack for reverse-engineering. In 2nd grade, I built a makeshift antenna using scrap wires and tapped into the signal from a nearby cable provider to watch Swat Kats since cable TV wasn't allowed in our home

In high school, that same instinct led me to an untapped opportunity in eSports arbitrage on Steam, turning $5 into $30k (6000,000% ROI). Combined with scholarships, this helped fund my education in the US, where I earned bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Electrical Engineering. Later, I opted out of Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Science grad school to build things people want

🏆 Awards

Princeton University Hackathon
Princeton University Hackathon Winner
Mathematics Achievement
Country Highest in Mathematics
Rice University Hackathon
Rice University Hackathon Winner

About Me

Holla, I'm Mostofa Shakib 👋

I was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a knack for reverse-engineering. In 2nd grade, I built a makeshift antenna using scrap wires and tapped into the signal from a nearby cable provider to watch Swat Kats since cable TV wasn't allowed in our home.

In high school, that same instinct led me to an untapped opportunity in eSports arbitrage on Steam, turning $5 into $30k (6000,000% ROI). Combined with scholarships, this helped fund my education in the US, where I earned bachelor's degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Electrical Engineering.

Later, I opted out of Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Science grad school to build things people want.

Experiences

  • Co-Founded Variant Labs (worked with OpenAI, Mercor, Series A Startups, SMBs, etc)
  • Founded CSB (Career OS. Featured in national news papers, scaled to 60k people)
  • Software Engineer at ZipRecruiter (Tech Lead for Automation Infrastructure)
  • Software Engineer at Snapchat (Messaging Platform & Performance)
  • Founded HackCSB (Hackathon with 600+ participants; Featured in Dhaka Tribune, Financial Express)
  • Founded Kurt's Steam Store (One of Bangladesh's best eSports eCommerce; 600,000% ROI from $5)

📰 Media

I've been featured in media outlets for my work:

🎙️ Podcasts

I've been on podcasts discussing tech, entrepreneurship, and career development:

🚀 Projects

✍️ Writings & Publications

I write about technology, career development, and entrepreneurship: