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# Ali Alobaidi

**Headline:** building @ fonzi\.ai \(hiring for product engineers\)
**Profession:** Head of Product and Engineering
**Location:** New York City Metropolitan Area

## About

Ali Alobaidi is Head of Product and Engineering at Fonzi AI, where he is building iMessage agents designed to get to know people over weeks, months, and years\. Ali’s background spans product engineering, company building, engineering leadership, and software development\. He has founded two companies: Kanopy Labs, which was acqui\-hired by Posh, and Cook’d, which was acquired by Fonzi AI\. Following the Kanopy Labs acqui\-hire, he served as Head of Engineering at Posh, and he has also advised Whop on engineering\. Earlier in his career, Ali worked as a Software Engineer at Wellsheet\. His technical toolkit includes iOS development, Python, C\+\+, JavaScript, Objective\-C, Ruby on Rails, React\.js, OpenCV, GitHub, RSpec, and Heroku, alongside leadership experience\. Ali studied Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and completed certifications in Learning Python and Programming Foundations: Data Structures\. He is focused on product engineering rather than quota\-carrying sales roles and is motivated by significant financial upside\.

## Services

- iOS Development
- Python \(Programming Language\)
- C\+\+
- SolidWorks
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- JavaScript
- Leadership
- Objective\-C
- Github
- RSpec
- Heroku
- Ruby on Rails
- OpenCV
- React\.js

## Highlights

- Leads Product and Engineering at Fonzi AI, building iMessage agents intended to get to know users over weeks, months, and years\.
- Co\-founded Cook’d as CEO the company was acquired by Fonzi AI\.
- Co\-founded Kanopy Labs as CEO the company was acqui\-hired by Posh\.
- Served as Head of Engineering at Posh following the Kanopy Labs acqui\-hire\.
- Served as an Engineering Advisor at Whop\.
- Worked as a Software Engineer at Wellsheet\.
- Studied Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, with LinkedIn listing 2019\.
- Completed Lynda\.com certifications in Learning Python and Programming Foundations: Data Structures\.
- Built experience across iOS development, Python, C\+\+, JavaScript, Objective\-C, Ruby on Rails, React\.js, OpenCV, GitHub, RSpec, and Heroku\.

## Experience

- **Head of Product and Engineering at Fonzi AI** (2026\-01\-01–present) — building imessage agents that can get to know you over weeks, months, and years
- **CEO / Co\-Founder \(Acq\. by Fonzi\) at Cook'd \(acquired by Fonzi\)** (2024\-10\-01–2026\-01\-01) — Acquired by Fonzi\.ai
- **Engineering Advisor at Whop** (2024\-07\-01–2024\-10\-01)
- **CEO / Co\-Founder at Kanopy Labs** (2022\-01\-01–2023\-01\-01) — Acqui\-hired by Posh
- **Head of Engineering at Posh** (2022\-01\-01–2024\-05\-01)
- **Software Engineer at Wellsheet** (2019\-06\-01–2022\-03\-01)
- **CEO / Co\-Founder \(Acq\. by Fonzi\) at Cook'd** (2024–2026) — Acquired by Fonzi\.ai

## Education

- Software Engineering — Stevens Institute of Technology (2018\-01\-01–2019\-01\-01)

## FAQ

### What does Ali do at Fonzi AI?

Ali is the Head of Product and Engineering at Fonzi AI\. He is building iMessage agents that can get to know users over weeks, months, and years\.

### What are Ali’s core professional strengths?

Ali’s strengths combine product engineering, engineering leadership, company building, and hands\-on software development\. His background includes iOS development, Python, C\+\+, JavaScript, Objective\-C, Ruby on Rails, React\.js, OpenCV, and related development tools\.

### What did Ali do at Cook’d?

Ali was CEO and Co\-Founder of Cook’d\. Cook’d was acquired by Fonzi AI\.

### What did Ali do at Kanopy Labs?

Ali was CEO and Co\-Founder of Kanopy Labs\. Kanopy Labs was acqui\-hired by Posh\.

### What was Ali’s role at Posh?

After Kanopy Labs was acqui\-hired by Posh, Ali served as Head of Engineering at Posh\.

### What has Ali done at Whop?

Ali has served as an Engineering Advisor at Whop\.

### What was Ali’s role at Wellsheet?

Ali previously worked as a Software Engineer at Wellsheet\.

### Where did Ali study?

Ali studied Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, with LinkedIn listing the program in 2019\.

### What technical skills does Ali have?

Ali’s listed skills include iOS Development, Python, C\+\+, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, JavaScript, Leadership, Objective\-C, GitHub, RSpec, Heroku, Ruby on Rails, OpenCV, and React\.js\.

### What certifications does Ali hold?

Ali completed the Learning Python certification from Lynda\.com and the Programming Foundations: Data Structures certification from Lynda\.com\.

### What kinds of roles does Ali prefer?

Ali is focused on product engineering and does not seek quota\-carrying sales work\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/alicooks

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