Ivan Shirokov
Senior Software Engineer Reality Labs Horizon Worlds at Meta
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolIvan Shirokov is a seasoned Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building consumer-facing products and leading engineering teams at scale, most notably at Yandex and Meta (Reality Labs and Ads). He progressed from hands-on frontend development to Head of Frontend Engineering, managing 23 engineers across six teams responsible for Mail, Cloud storage, and communication services used by millions. Ivan combines deep JavaScript/Node.js frontend expertise (React, Redux, WebPack) with proven leadership in shipping large migrations, SPAs, personalization, and B2B services. Now based in London, he focuses on technical solutions for innovative Meta projects while retaining a practical builder’s mindset honed by rewriting and modernizing core services. A pragmatic mentor and recruiter, he’s known for growing team leaders and improving engineering processes across complex product portfolios.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineer, Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineer, Computer Software Engineering at Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Technical University) 
Russian, english ielts 7.5, Italian, chinese hsk1
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Github Skills (39)
noscript10
jquery-ui9
rust8
game-development8
blockchain8
ethereum8
xmake8
game-engine7
meteor7
mvc-framework7
objective-c7
javascript7
makefile7
open-source7
linux7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
shirokoff/intercom
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
shirokoff/bevy-asteroids
May 2025 - May 2025
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
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