Joe Shepley

Staff Software Engineer @Meta

2023 - Present Instagram Feed • Feed is what over 1B people use daily when they open the Instagram app. We work on the code that powers its core functionality. • Backend/Server Developer, Python 20••••23 Instagram Explore • Explore is the 2nd tab in the Instagram app. It\'s a powerful personalized recommendation surface that\'s a collection of pictures, videos, and reels where users can discover content from accounts they don\'t follow. We made the surface faster and more computationally efficient. • Backend/Server Developer, Python 20••••22 Instagram Search • The team is responsible for all search functionality on Instagram. In 2021, we implemented video and media search on Instagram - for the first time ever bringing the app to parity with Google and Pinterest. • Backend/Server Developer, Python 20••••19: Facebook Job Search • The team helped get over 1 million people jobs and was a competitor to Indeed and LinkedIn. • Full Stack Developer mobile and web • React, React Native, Javascript, GraphQL, Hack (PHP), XHP, Relay, Flexbox, CSS