Jennifer Lin
Software Engineer at Meta
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJennifer Lin is a seasoned software engineer and leader with 16 years of experience building large-scale web and front-end systems across consumer products and platform teams. Currently a senior staff engineer at Meta, she leads hardware, immersive experiences, and youth privacy initiatives while previously managing engineering for Integrity and site recruiting across DC and SF. Her track record includes launching Instagram's PWA and Lite apps that materially improved retention and reach, revamping Optimizely’s front-end and product suite, and open-sourcing impactful photo/video matching technology. She blends deep engineering craft—spanning front-end frameworks, performance at scale, embedded systems, and robotics—with strong people leadership and diversity advocacy. A Carnegie Mellon–trained developer, she has a habit of turning playful experimentation (robotic challenges, crowdfunding campaigns) into production-quality products and community programs. Colleagues rely on her to translate complex systems into actionable work and to build inclusive teams that ship.
17 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science with minors in Mathematical Sciences, Political Science, and Robotics, BS, Computer Science with minors in Mathematical Sciences, Political Science, and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon UniversityMath, Science, Computer Science Magnet Program, Math, Science, Computer Science Magnet Program at Montgomery Blair HS
Github Skills (18)
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pii9
masking9
querying9
shuffle8
security7
solace7
cybersecurity6
javascript4
firmware3
twitter-api3
python2
emulation2
machine-learning1
code-library1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jennylin/jennylin.github.io
May 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:5 pushes in 4 months
jennylin/eng-software-pod
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 4 branches in 11 days
emulatorwindowsfirmwarewin32emulation
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