Gavin Kiger, one of the members of the group of technicians working with Elon Musk in Doge (Government Efficiency Department), has taken a license of his work as a senior software engineer in Databricks, the company has not left as reported above , several sources confirmed Forbes . Internal documents reviewed by Forbes They show that Kiger, who has been working on Musk’s random effort to reduce government workforce, is still a senior software engineer in Databricks.
In an internal question and answer session with Executive Director Ali Ghodsi, the company staff backed by A16z asked about the possible damage to the reputation based on Kiger’s work with Doge, the sources added. GHODSI replied that he and the company do not get involved with the opinions of the staff, unless they act as Databricks representatives. He also pointed out that he would not comment on work situations or political positions of his employees, according to a current member of Databricks personnel.
“Actually, I think our executive director is quite sensible, but a little naive that the Doge initiative is political as always,” said another current employee who asked to remain anonymous to be able to speak openly.
In a Slack message for the entire company, GHODSI said that Kiger’s license must have been approved by its manager and that such approval would only be granted to high performance employees. Kiger’s manager did not respond to a request for comments.
Kiger and Databricks did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Kiger is a 25 -year -old graduate from the University of California, Berkeley. In Doge, he has allegedly played a role in the dismantling of the USAID Humanitarian Agency, valued at 40 billion dollars, already early this week sent an email to the staff to tell them not to come to the office. Wired He informed that he was one of several Doge employees who entered the consumer financial protection office on Thursday.
Forbes He previously informed about 130 of Kiger’s publications now eliminated, rebuilt through Internet files, which revealed him as a Musk and Trump superfan with an inclination for racist and capacitist jokes and a disdain for government spending and illegal immigrants . In a removal publication now eliminated, Kiger said he left behind a seven -digit salary to join Doge, although he is still an employee of Databricks. A Databricks Slack screen capture taken today and shared with Forbes It shows that Kiger’s profile is active.
Until now, Doge’s chaotic and unprecedented effort to reduce federal workforce and discontinue federal programs has been surrounded by secrecy. The majority of Doge employees whose names have been publicly revealed are young software engineers, and many have links with Musk companies (Kiger himself did practices on Twitter before Musk bought it). But Kiger’s work status in one of the most popular artificial intelligence unicor government.
In the company’s interview, the staff also questioned GHODSI about the company’s relationship with Andreessen Horowitz, one of his most notable sponsors, since it was reported that the founder of the company, Marc Andreessen, has been actively recruiting for Doge said staff member Forbes . GHODSI said that Andreessen’s political positions do not affect Databricks or him personally and that the company is committed to neutrality. Andreessen, who previously supported the Democrats, has become one of Trump’s most open supporters in Silicon Valley.
Databricks, which offers data analysis software and artificial intelligence tools, is one of the most valuable US private technology companies. In December, the company raised 10,000 million dollars of financing with an assessment of 62,000 million dollars. Goal invested another 5,000 million dollars in the company in January.
“I like Databricks and the technology industry, but I hate that the worst elements are raised,” said one of the current Databricks employees. “It’s too toxic and I don’t want it close to me.”
With extra report by Katherine Schwab.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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