Mar 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

• o Leading a team of 14 engineers building core user experiences, on a new confidential wearable device, based on a custom Android OS
• o Influenced product direction on multiple user journeys focusing on best experiences to be built on the new form factor
• o Boosted Manager rating by 23% after joining the team by improving processes, providing career support and optimizing execution
• o Drove performance review process for the org of over 50 managers. Mentored new managers, created templates, ran calibration sessions and helped establish the right bar for expectations across levels.

Jul 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• o Leading 2 teams of total 13 engineers on Messenger Rooms
• o Delivered the MVP for Messenger Rooms in record time, Mark Zuckerberg’s top priority COVID-19 response project, with 16 engineers, 3 product managers, and 2 designers
• o Increased Stories usage 22% by identifying key opportunities and pushing for the heads of Messenger (Product, Design, Data, Engineering) to re-evaluate our strategy
• o Mentored various new managers, and coached engineers transitioning into management
• o Grew team to 3 times its size and coached engineers that were underperforming to exceed expectations
• o Convinced the VP of engineering and Messenger leadership to pause the release of the new Messenger app due to a privacy issue that would have been a bad user experience

May 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• o Tech Lead on Messenger Stories, going from 0->1 and finding product market fit
• o Led Expression features on Stories Camera such as Stickers, AR Effects, Text and Drawing that increased usage by 20%
• o Invented, and filed a patent for, a fun new drawing style which ended up being one of the top used styles on Stories

Mar 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mountain View, CA

• o Lead iOS engineer on the Flagship Feed team.
• o Mentored interns and new hires on the iOS team.
• o Attended Hiring Committee and influenced mobile hiring decisions.
• o Explored, designed and implemented an Apple Watch app.
• o Added 3D Touch to the LinkedIn app in my free time.

Mar 2014 – Feb 2015 · 11 mos · Mountain View, CA

• o Built the iOS Share extension; featured on the App Store under "More ways to Share"
• o Lead the Engineering design for 'Who's Viewed My Profile' on iOS
• o Trained several engineers to become iOS proficient.
• o One of the first few to start coding in Swift at LinkedIn.

Oct 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Redmond, WA

• o Took ownership of the entire SMS area, within 1st Month as a College hire, and maintained a high quality of the product.
• o As a side project, independently invented an Artificial Intelligence Chat Bot named “Casper” (see video below).

Feb 2011 – Jun 2011 · 4 mos · Melbourne, Australia

• o Taught programming in C to classes of 20 students.
• o Achieved Excellence in Tutoring award based on performance and feedback from students.

Jan 2011 – Feb 2011 · 1 mo · Melbourne, Australia

Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

• o Independently developed a ‘Peer to Peer Reputation system’ as a Facebook Application using PHP and MySQL.
• o Designed a smart algorithm that minimized significant challenges faced by prominent systems.
• o Wrote a paper which got accepted and presented at an academic conference, AMCIS, in 2013.