Dave Kong

Dave Kong is currently the Vice President of Engineering at Hungryroot. He has an extensive background in computer science and software development, with degrees from prestigious institutions:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University
• Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington

Career Highlights

Dave Kong has held several high-level positions throughout his career:

• Vice President of Engineering at Force Therapeutics
• Senior Backend Architect at Wine 'N Dine
• Senior Fullstack Engineer at Groupon and Savored, Inc.

In his current role at Hungryroot, Dave leads the engineering team in developing innovative software solutions for the food industry.

Vision for Hungryroot

Dave Kong is passionate about leveraging technology to revolutionize the food and grocery space. He has expressed excitement about Hungryroot's initiatives in data and machine learning:

"Of the myriad of initiatives that are on our roadmap, the most revolutionary and challenging has to be our new data and machine learning infrastructure that will allow us to be the AI pioneer in the culinary/food space. Our goal is to remove all the tedium and frustration out of routine grocery shopping and meal planning, leaving only the excitement of preparation and enjoyment of healthy eating."1

This vision aligns with Hungryroot's mission to make healthy eating accessible and personalized through innovative technology.

Dave Kong's expertise in software development and his leadership at Hungryroot are contributing to the company's efforts to transform the way people shop for groceries and plan meals using predictive, personalized technology.1