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Mustafa Furniturewala

CTO at Coursera

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I joined Coursera in 2014. These days I work with the teams that build it for 100M+ learners, mostly on what AI actually changes about how people learn.

ACTIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA2026

About

BACKGROUND

I've been fortunate to work on products that help people learn. Started writing code, now I spend more time helping teams build together. Still learning every day.

APPROACH

I try to create spaces where people can do good work. Clear communication, trust, and remembering that we're all human. The best code comes from teams that care about each other and their users.

EDUCATION

Master's in Computer Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
Savitribai Phule Pune University

PREVIOUS

Twitter — EngineeringEvernote — EngineeringCitrix Systems — Engineering

BEYOND CODE

I've played USTA league tennis since 2014, with teams at Mountain View TC (4.0, 7.0 mixed, and 8.0 combo). 92 matches so far, and I've won about half of them.

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Work

2024Current

Chief Technology Officer

Coursera

Responsible for technology strategy and the infrastructure, data, and IT teams. Some of what we've worked on:

  • •Project Helix, an AI-native skills platform
  • •Coursera Coach, our AI tutor
  • •Ollie, an AI microlearning app with short lessons in a scrollable feed
  • •AI-dubbed courses in Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, and German
  • •Personalized career recommendations for what to learn next
AI/MLCloud InfrastructureData PlatformSecurity
2022

Head of Engineering

Coursera

Led the engineering organization and joined the management team.

  • •Invested in engineering operations and in how we measure developer productivity
  • •Wrote and rolled out Coursera's engineering vision
LeadershipStrategyEngineering Management
2020

VP of Engineering

Coursera

Led the product and platform engineering teams.

ReactNode.jsKubernetesGraphQL
2018

Director of Engineering

Coursera

Managed several engineering teams and platform projects.

React NativeMicroservicesAWSDocker
2014

Software Engineer → Senior Engineer

Coursera

Joined Coursera and worked on core platform features and services.

ScalaReactMySQLCassandra
2012

Engineering Roles

Twitter, Evernote, Citrix

Engineering roles across consumer and enterprise platforms, including Evernote's developer platform.

  • •Worked on Evernote's iOS and Android SDKs for third-party developers
JavaC++PythonDistributed Systems

Contact

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Currently based in Sunnyvale, CA