Josh Karasik
Josh Karasik

Josh Karasik

Los Angeles

Building software that makes hard things feel effortless.

Software engineer, founder, co‑founder.

  • PennyMac
  • Tightcut
  • RoviSys
  • International Medical Devices Inc.
  • ShalomLA

I love to take things from Zero to One fast.

Idea to iPhone app

Built Tightcut, an AI video editor, to get my own editing hour back.

0 to 550+ people

ShalomLA's very first event drew 550+. Every event since has sold out.

0 to 30,000+ users

Led an AI app for surgery patients, now used in 60+ countries.

0 to 59K+ followers

Started posting about tech and AI. First brand deal in 30 days.

My work.

PennyMac logoNow

Software Engineer

Platform team behind the apps that run one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.S. Tooling, telemetry, and a lot of AI.

  • AWS
  • Serverless
  • AI
RoviSys logoEarlier

Software Engineer

Built the operator GUIs for a Google AI data center and tested them on site in Arizona.

  • GUI
  • Automation

A little more about me.

Based in LA. I've played piano since I was four, I'm always hunting for a new coffee spot, and I travel whenever I can.

Josh at a grand piano
Josh with an iced coffee at a farmers market in New York
Josh in Hakone, Japan, with Mount Fuji behind him

Let's build something.