Developed the new user and device setup experience for the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro with React Native applications and integrations on top of Meta’s fork of Android.
As our product served as the initial experience for users, we upheld a high standard of polish by collaborating with multiple designers, UX researchers, and a dedicated team of QA specialists.
Improved developer velocity on Instagram’s Python-based server codebase. Created Python parsers and language tooling for linting and large-scale automated refactoring. Much of my work was open sourced as LibCST and Fixit.
Contributed to and used tooling to increase static type coverage of Instagram’s server codebase from near-zero to over 90% within a couple years. Supported partner teams making automated changes to improve privacy and security aspects of Instagram’s codebase.
Worked as a User Interface Engineer on Instagram.com, a progressive web app written in React. Launched features and pushed internal architecture improvements, including Instagram Stories, a visual refresh, and a modernization of the platform’s GraphQL stack.