I currently work as a staff software engineer at Instagram. If you have a pressing problem that needs solving, contact me at gopalpaari@gmail.com.

Experience

InstagramStaff Software Engineer (E6)

2025 — Now

New York, United States

Threads and Instagram APIs

InstagramSenior Software Engineer

2024 — 2025

New York, United States

InstagramSoftware Engineer

2021 — 2024

Menlo Park, California, United States

Instagram Developer Platform Team (E3/E4)

University of WashingtonUndergraduate Student Researcher

2020 — 2021

Seattle, Washington, United States

Working on Sidewalk Evolution in the UW CSE Makeability Lab under professor Jon Froehlich

Sharif, A., Gopal, P., Saugstad, M., Bhatt, S., Fok, R., Weld, G., Dey, K., Froehlich, J. E. (2021). Experimental Crowd+AI Approaches to Track Accessibility Features in Sidewalk Intersections Over Time. Proceedings of ASSETS 2021.

AirbnbSoftware Engineering Intern

2020 — 2020

San Francisco, California, United States

Internship deferred due to COVID-19

Education

University of Washington

Bachelor's degree

International Baccalaureate

IB Diploma

Skyline High School

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Education

Bachelor's degree

IB Diploma

International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient

Experience