Michael Sayman

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States11 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Architected AI systems for 3B+ users at Meta.
  • Founded SocialAI, raising $3M in seed funding.
  • Pioneered Instagram Stories, boosting engagement significantly.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C AI Product Architect with extensive experience in software engineering and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software EngineeringProduct ManagementEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

AIAPI integrationAdvertisingAndroidBusiness ManagementBusiness StrategyData AnalysisE-commerceGPU computeGame DesignGame DevelopmentHTMLJavaScriptKotlinLeadership

About

Senior Product Engineer / Designer with over 15 years building consumer products at Meta, Google, Roblox, and venture-backed startups. Led cross-platform development (iOS/Android/Web) for Meta AI deployed to 3B+ users across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Architect of high-performance shader systems, component libraries, and ML-powered interfaces. Proven track record optimizing render performance, and shipping 0→1 products from prototype to production at scale. Growing up in during the challenges of the Great Recession, I developed an interest in technology early on. I began coding at 12, and launched several iPhone apps that generated revenue at 13, providing vital support to my family during a difficult time. After high school, I joined Facebook’s engineering team, where I worked on key features that now serve over a billion daily users globally. My interest in user engagement led me to advocate for the “Stories” format, which helped boost engagement on Instagram and WhatsApp, especially among younger audiences. With more than a decade of experience in product design and software engineering, including seven years in product management, I later joined Google, where I contributed to projects in the short-form video and social networking space. From there, I founded Friendly Apps, successfully secured $3M in seed funding. Our mission, to create products that foster meaningful connections while prioritizing mental health and holistic well-being, culminated in the launch of SocialAI, a generative AI social network that helped kickstart a new era of consumer products in the AI space. Today, I work on building AI at Meta Superintelligence Labs across all of our family of apps (from Instagram to WhatsApp to Facebook, and more) pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and creating the tools that shape the future of how we connect and interact online.

Experience

Meta

Staff Software Engineer, Meta Superintelligence Labs

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Menlo Park, California, United States

  • Architected and shipped Meta AI ring/logo/voice embodiment system deployed to 3+ billion users across Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Meta AI app, and Meta AI website; sole engineer responsible for iOS, Android, and Web implementations.
  • Built production-grade Kinetic Sand particle animation system for AI-generated imagery using Metal shaders and GPU compute; achieved 60 FPS performance on devices dating back to iPhone XS on iOS, and Samsung Galaxy A51 (2019) on Android, while keeping CPU and GPU usage down under 5%.
  • Developed cross-platform component SDK and design system in Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Compose, and TypeScript/React; reduced engineering time for AI feature integration by months across all surfaces.
  • Led technical implementation for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses AI display interface; optimized render pipeline to achieve sub-100ms latency for voice-activated commands and real-time vision processing.
  • Designed and implemented neural wristband handwriting detection UI with real-time ML inference; built confidence visualization system and error recovery flows.
  • Established company-wide rapid prototyping pipeline enabling designers and PMs to install builds on-device within minutes; shortened iteration cycles from days to hours for 5000+ stakeholders.
  • Authored comprehensive technical documentation, API integration guides, and sample applications;
  • mentored engineers across iOS, Android, and Web teams on component adoption.
  • Collaborated with ML/AI teams to integrate streaming inference APIs; built adaptive UI states for latency handling, progressive disclosure, and graceful degradation across network conditions.
iOSAndroidWebSwiftSwiftUIKotlin+8

Socialai

Founder, Software Engineer

Apr 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Founded SocialAI (Friendly Apps) to build more personalized AI outputs through social network interfaces.
  • Raised a $3M seed round in 7 days, backed by top VCs and operators from Snap, TikTok, Instagram, Meta, Google, Tesla, and more.
  • Designed and developed a new personalized generative social feed, with endless AI-driven replies tailored per user.
  • Built a diverse investor base including teachers, mothers, students, and immigrants.
EntrepreneurshipAIProduct DesignSoftware EngineeringProduct Management

Roblox

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr · San Mateo, California, United States

  • Managed the product teams responsible for:
  • Friending
  • Profile
  • Video/Watch
  • Sharing
  • Roblox Graph
Software EngineeringProduct Management

Google

Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2017 – Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mountain View, California

  • Contributed to Google Assistant, Chrome, YouTube Shorts, Area 120, and GCapital (Duolingo).
  • Led iOS engineering for Emojishot and BFF (Area 120) and prototyped Talentshow (YouTube).
  • Built the Vertical Video Feed Framework, adopted across multiple Google products.
  • Drove cross-platform innovation spanning Assistant hardware (Hub & Mini) and mobile video experiences.
Software EngineeringProduct Management

Meta

Senior Software Engineer

May 2014 – Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Menlo Park, CA

  • Worked with Facebook’s executive team and core engineers on next-gen product strategy.
  • Drove the company’s pivot to teen engagement at a key growth stage.
  • Contributed to major launches: Instagram Stories, Explore, Instagram Archives; WhatsApp Status; Messenger & Facebook Stories; Facebook Profiles; Facebook Photos; Lifestage.
  • Hired at age 17 directly by Mark Zuckerberg after building top-charting iOS app; youngest engineer in Facebook at time of hire.
  • Multiple design, camera, and interface patents filed under my name involving social feed and composer patterns.
  • Co-created company-wide product roadmap for Stories across all of Meta’s apps, and made core design decisions for Instagram Stories (700M+ daily users); designing core camera, filters, and ephemeral content systems that became template for Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger Stories as well.
  • Delivered company-wide technical presentations to 1,000+ employees on competitive strategy against
  • Snapchat; influenced executive decision-making during critical product pivots.
  • Shipped end-to-end iOS apps Slingshot and Lifestage for Meta; built reusable camera framework, media pipeline, and real-time sync components adopted across Facebook family of apps.
  • Pioneered rapid prototyping workflows and UIKit component libraries that reduced concept-to-prototype time from weeks to days; mentored junior engineers on iOS development best practices.
Software EngineeringProduct ManagementiOS

Ios gaming apps

Software Engineer

Feb 2010 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Founded 12+ iOS apps (2.4M+ downloads, App Store features)
  • Full-stack dev + design + growth marketing
  • Drove apps to App Store Top Charts
  • Built end-to-end product experiences solo
  • Created 4 Snaps (#21 Overall, 600K+ users, 10M+ photos)
iOSSoftware DevelopmentSoftware Engineering

Education

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Jan 2007 – Jan 2014

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