India, Aug. 19 -- Kairan Quazi, who joined Elon Musk's SpaceX as an engineer at just 14, is leaving the aerospace company after two years to start a new role at Citadel Securities in New York. The 16-year-old told Business Insider that he felt ready to take on new challenges and expand his skill set in a different high-performance environment.

Quazi became the youngest graduate of Santa Clara University before joining SpaceX's Starlink division, where he worked on software that guided satellite beams to deliver reliable internet to millions of users worldwide. His decision to move to Citadel Securities, one of the world's most influential high-frequency trading firms, highlights how the financial sector is competing with top AI labs and ...