# Masoud A.

> Builder

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/masoud

## Work Experience
### Principal Product Designer @ Chime
Jan 2025 – Present
Some highlights so far:
- Co-founded a brand new company-wide 'wallet' strategy (stablecoins) for 2026
- Won 2025 Hack week (Stablecoin + money movement)
- Received patents 

Day-to-day consist of:
Wire Transfers
Credit Cards
Stablecoins
and more

### Advisor @ Vimcal (YC S18)
Jan 2018 – Present
Designed the product and now supporting the founders till the casket drops :)

### Co-Founder & CEO @ Rapha
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Oakland, CA
Helped over 250k+ people tell their story!

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The recruiting platform that captures culture-fit and hard-skills from applicants without conducting an initial phone screen using audio and ai

Loved by: Cal.com / GC AI / Github / Upsmith (A16z) / Mintlify + 200 more

Backed by: Kleiner Perkins, Jason Calacanis, Jawed Karim (Co-Founder of Youtube), Alif and amazing angels 😇

If you're a startup founder, hiring manager or a recruiter looking to compound your talent network overnight, sign up today: https://app.withrapha.com/

### Design Lead @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Community Messaging on Messenger

### Staff Product Designer @ OKX
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Currently leading design for retail & DeFi

### Senior Designer @ Seven.me
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Oakland, California
Take control of your health

### Head Of Design @ Recharge Labs
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### Senior Product Designer @ Recharge Labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA
× Designing living space by the minute for iOS, Android and Web

### Founder / Lead Designer @ Cezan
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Cezan is a unique resume tool that enables you to drag and drop your current resume and select key areas where you can provide up to 1 minute of audio recording. You can give introductions 👋, summarize achievements 📈, work experience 👔, tools used 🛠, gaps 😳 and much more! Once created, you will receive a link 🔗 where you can customize, and then share it with potential employers and or apply to jobs with! On top of that you will be notified from where people view 👀 and download ⤵️ your resume!

Tools & Frameworks: React.Js, Node.Js, Firestore, Bootstrap, Stripe API, Google SDK, Javascript, Sketch, Framer, InVision, Dropbox Paper (Roadmapping), Swift, Xcode, Cocoapods, Github, Autolayout

### Co-Founder / Head of Design @ Rydite
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Rydite is the first college ride-sharing iOS application designed for students. Whether it's heading back home, visiting friends at other campuses, commuting to class, music festivals, spring break, and more! Rydite is here to help connect you with students going the same way!

Responsibilities: 

×  Designed and managed the iOS App
× Responsible for user acquisition/retention
×  Marketed the app across all social media channels
× Developed partnerships with local Universities (SJSU, CSUSM)
× Heavily involved in conducting development and design sprints
× Hired entire team (marketing and engineering)
× Managed internal team goals
× Managed team finances

Tools & Frameworks: Sketch, Coffescript, Framer, Invision, Jira, Trello, Swift, Cocoapods, Xcode, Autolayout


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Psychology
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ifyouknowyouknow
- Portfolio: https://www.withrapha.com

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Source: https://flows.cv/masoud
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/masoud/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-25