Professional SummaryA senior technical leader with hands-on leadership skills, a team player who works in synergy with staff and peers, excellent communicator, creative, and an out of the box thinker with a strong track record of shipping high-quality software products that billions of people use every day. SkillsSoftware EngineeringLeadership skillsSkilled problem solverTeam building expertiseIOS Application DevelopmentFull-stack Application DevelopmentTeam ExecutionRecruiting On-boarding and mentoringStrong communication skillsProduct developmentProduct Experimentation and A B TestingAgile MethodologiesProgramming Languages Objective-C, Python, SQL, MySQL EducationBoston UniversityBoston, MA,Expected in Master of Science Computer Information Systems-GPA Bilkent UniversityAnkara, Turkey,Expected in Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems-GPA Work HistoryLockheed Martin Corporation-Staff Software EngineerHighlands Ranch,CO,06 2015-06 2019Team Lead- Messenger P2P Payments (1 2019 - 5 2019)Built a new team from 0 to 60 for a complete re-write of P2P payment product in Messenger iOS appLed 5 engineers and set the technical direction for the P2P Payment client re-write. Architect, designed and implemented the major P2P payment flow including send receive money flowsPrioritized features, identified dependencies, communicated and partnered with cross-functional team leaders to hit company-level milestones and deadlines on-timeImproved team execution processes including bi-weekly sprint planning process, daily stand-ups, weekly team meetingCoached junior and senior engineers to improve their productivity, communication and leadership skillsTeam Lead- Instagram Business Communications (7 2017 - 1 2019)Founding engineer for the team, help built the team and grew to 6 team members. Managed the team about 6 months before transitioning to new roleArchitect and implemented all major business messaging product features including Instagram Direct Inbox filters, quick replies, priority inbox, star messagesBuilt quarter product roadmaps along with PM and owned the execution end to endBuilt a high-performing, strong engineering culture within the team by writing design documents, test plans and logging specs, common-used SQL queries, and leading successful production rollouts, and making proactive changes that improve stabilityConducted product experiments, investigated and performed statistical analysis on A B test resultsSetup dashboard and monitoring systems for the product and created on-call rotation for product stabilityCoached a group of 13 engineers, intern managers, to support their interns for 12 weeks. 93 of interns got offer at the endCo-led Instagram iOS on-boarding training for a year, gave presentations and helped new employees ramp on the tools, processes and codebaseRecruited and mentored talent from bootcampiOS Lead- Instagram Ads (6 2015 - 7 2017)Designed and implemented major Instagram Ads products in iOS application including Instagram Story Ads, Story links, Canvas ads, watch browse adsLed 4 iOS engineers and interns and set technical direction for the ads product architecture including reusable components, refactoring projects, and stability measuresMentored junior team members and helped them ramp up on code base and toolsCreated and led Instagram Intern iOS on-boarding program that helped Instagram summer winter interns to quickly ramp-up on tools, processes and client codebaseLivongo Health, Inc.-Senior Software EngineerMountain View,CA,08 2009-03 2015Senior Software Engineer, Outlook.com 11 2012 - 3 2015Designed and Integrated Skype (IM Audio Video Call) into Outlook.comDesigned and implemented crypto key management system which supports crypto key rotationSoftware Engineer, Visual Studio Tools for T-SQL, 8 2010 - 11 2012Designed and implemented the T-SQL debugger test infrastructure and API for functional and unit testsHelped developers resolve their issues via MSDN forumsSoftware Engineer in Test, (MSFT Contractor) 8 2009 - 8 2010Designed and implemented test cases for Bing Twitter Maps productConducted load testing and capacity analysis for Bing Twitter Maps product SkillsSoftware EngineeringLeadership skillsSkilled problem solverTeam building expertiseIOS Application DevelopmentFull-stack Application DevelopmentTeam ExecutionRecruiting On-boarding and mentoringStrong communication skillsProduct developmentProduct Experimentation and A B TestingAgile MethodologiesProgramming Languages Objective-C, Python, SQL, MySQL  SEP  Reality Labs at Meta is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most, enjoy top-notch, wire-free VR, and push the future of computing platforms. We are a team of world-class experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software and content.As a Machine Learning Engineer on the Reality Labs team at Meta, you can help build new, innovative hardware and software that radically redefine the way people work, play and connect. What we build today could one day be the norm. So to be here today is to truly be at the heart of change and the frontier of what s to come. We re the people helping to define the metaverse. We may not have all the answers. But together, we re getting closer. Software Engineer, Machine Learning - Reality Labs Responsibilities Play a critical role in setting the direction and goals for a sizable team, in terms of project impact, ML system design, and ML excellenceAdapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g., distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)Re-evaluate the trade-offs of already shipped featuresML systems, and you are able to drive large efforts across multiple teams to reduce technical debt, designing from first principles when appropriateLeading a team from a technical perspective to develop ML best practices and influence engineering cultureBe a go-to person to escalate the most complex onlineproduction performance and evaluation issues, that require an in-depth knowledge of how the machine learning system interacts with systems around itDevelop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, data regression, and rules based modelsSuggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create effective feature roadmapCode deliverables in tandem with the engineering team Minimum Qualifications 6 years of experience in software engineering, or a relevant field or 4 years of experience if you have a PhD2 years of experience in one or more of the following areas machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, artificial intelligence, or related technical fieldExperience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impactKnowledge developing and debugging in CC and Java, or experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, andor shell scriptsExperience demonstrating technical leadership working with teams, owning projects, defining and setting technical direction for projectsBachelor s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred Qualifications Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical fieldExposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. 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