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Xbox VP Leaves Just 3 Months After Joining Asha Sharma's Team
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Jared Palmer, Xbox VP of engineering, is leaving the company after three months to join applied AI startup Cognition as head of engineering.
- Palmer was brought into Xbox by Asha Sharma to improve developer tools and infrastructure and was part of her leadership team since a management shakeup in May.
- He expressed gratitude to Xbox but did not provide detailed reasons for the sudden departure, suggesting the new role at Cognition was a compelling opportunity.
- Cognition, backed by $21 million from Founders Fund and valued over $4 billion, develops an AI coding tool called Devin, which may offer a more exciting challenge than Xbox’s current projects.
- Sharma had praised Palmer for his expertise in creating developer tools that boost productivity, indicating his role was focused on solving complex engineering problems at Xbox.
