About WhyLabs
WhyLabs is on a mission to build the interface between humans and AI applications
As teams across industries adopt AI, WhyLabs enables them to operate with certainty by providing model monitoring, preventing costly model failures, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Incubated at the Allen Institute for AI, WhyLabs is a privately-held, venture-funded company based in Seattle.
The company was founded by Amazon Machine Learning alums Alessya Visnjic, Sam Gracie, and Andy Dang, together with Maria Karaivanova, former Cloudflare executive and early stage investor. Use WhyLabs to supercharge your AI teams!
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Meet the team
Alessya Visnjic
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
Maria Karaivanova
COO AND CO-FOUNDER
Sam Gracie
CPO AND CO-FOUNDER
Andy Dang
LEAD ENGINEER AND CO-FOUNDER
Bernease Herman
SR. DATA SCIENTIST
Alex Sudbinin
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Michael McDuffee
SR. FRONTEND ENGINEER
Anthony Naddeo
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Chris Warth
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Drew Dahlke
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Jamie Broomall
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Danny Leybzon
MLOPS SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Sirius Strebe
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Richard Rogers
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Victor Suen
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Kelsey Olmeim
SR. MARKETING MANAGER
Felipe Adachi
DATA SCIENTIST
Raymond Reed
CUSTOMER SUCCESS DATA SCIENTIST
Melly Beechwood
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Sage Elliot
TECHNICAL EVANGELIST
Calvin Seo
DIRECTOR OF SALES
Cherry Wong
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Murilo Mendonça
ML ENGINEER
Christine Draper
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Sava Paroski
FRONTEND ENGINEER
Katie Otto
FINANCE
Hector Gutierrez
ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Ravi Jha
SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
Matt Valente
SR. PRODUCT DESIGNER
Kyle Van Vleet
SALES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Sava Polimac
FRONTEND ENGINEER
Eduardo Nunes
FRONTEND ENGINEER
Jakob Homan
SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Built by practitioners, backed by experts
With over 21 years of experience building, deploying, and operating AI applications at Amazon scale, our team knows how to get it done. We're backed by some of the most prominent names in the VC world.





Careers at WhyLabs
We’re building a team capable of remarkable things by bringing our unique strengths and perspectives together, joined by a collective passion for building tools for AI practitioners.
At WhyLabs, everyone is an owner, innovator, communicator, and a leader. We welcome all opinions, viewpoints, and cultures. We thrive on healthy debate, ownership and a fast pace. If you are passionate about data and eager to make AI more reliable, come join us!
We’re headquartered in Seattle but currently working remotely.
WhyLabs Benefits
Health Benefits
You and your loved ones will enjoy comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA options.
Ownership
We believe it’s important to succeed together, so we provide an equity grant to all new hires.
Retirement
Plan for your future with our 401k plan. We offer 100% match up to 4% of your salary.
A balanced lifestyle
We have a remote-friendly culture and four weeks of paid vacation each year, plus major holidays.
Learn and grow
We set up regular events to grow as a team and have some fun. We support conference speaking or attendance.
Build the future
We have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to build the interface between humans and AI applications. Join us!