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Avi Flombaum

Avi Flombaum

Engineering & Product Leader | Turning Vision into Scalable, Magical Software

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New York City
Joined May 2026
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Summary

Avi Flombaum is a lifelong coder, having taught himself HTML and CSS in 1995 at a young age, and has since worked with various programming languages including Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, ASP, PHP, C#, and Java. His early passion for the internet and new media shaped his career. aviflombaum+1
He is a serial entrepreneur, co-founding Designer Pages, Flatiron School, and Really Simple. Designer Pages grew to over $1 million in revenue, and Flatiron School achieved significant scale and impact in tech education, culminating in a $36 million acquisition. aviflombaum+3
Avi Flombaum is deeply committed to education and democratizing access to tech careers. He co-founded Flatiron School to make coding accessible to thousands, pioneered the bootcamp model, and designed curricula. His work at Revature also focused on building platforms for technical training, and he designed programs for Kode with Klossy to teach high school women to code. aviflombaum+4
He possesses strong leadership skills in product and engineering, having served as Chief Product Officer at Revature and Flatiron School. His accomplishments include developing training event tracking systems, managing large engineering teams, optimizing cloud environments, and driving product development strategies. revature+1
Flombaum is an active writer and thought leader, sharing insights on coding, education, and career development through his personal blog and Medium articles. He frequently contributes to discussions on the future of tech education and the importance of continuous learning. aviflombaum+2

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Writing

Why I Joined Revature

August 5, 2021

An article detailing Avi Flombaum's motivation and reasons for joining Revature as Chief Product Officer, drawing parallels to Buster Douglas's boxing match.

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Perfect Poetry

May 4, 2021

A personal reflection on his discovery and appreciation for poetry during his high school years.

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Graduating Flatiron School

June 30, 2020

A farewell message from Avi Flombaum upon leaving full-time employment at Flatiron School, reflecting on its mission and his involvement.

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Why I Teach Ruby

June 20, 2018

An article explaining his rationale for teaching Ruby, discussing his programming experience across various languages.

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How anyone can learn to code

March 13, 2015

An article discussing his experience teaching himself to code and co-founding Flatiron School to make coding education accessible.

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The kid who was coding before it was cool

March 12, 2015

A biographical piece on Avi Flombaum's early start in coding, beginning in 1995, and his journey to co-founding Flatiron School.

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Hobbies

Avi Flombaum is a musician. aviflombaum