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Gene Shaffer is a Software Engineer currently employed at Meta since February 2023. Prior experience includes a Senior Software Engineer role at Supernatural from March 2022 to February 2023 and multiple positions at Grove Collaborative, Inc., where Gene served as both a Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer II between June 2019 and March 2022. Gene's career began at Zynga, working as a Software Engineer II and Software Engineer from July 2017 to June 2019, and as a Software Engineer Intern in June 2016. Additional experience includes a Full Stack Web Developer position at Arkaive - Attendance Tracking App for a brief period in 2016, as well as Frontend Developer Intern at Arkaive Inc. and an Undergraduate Research Assistant role at UCLA. Gene graduated from UCLA in 2016.
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Meta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Formerly known as Facebook, Meta is now the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Reality Labs. Billions of users around the world use Meta apps and products to connect with others, find communities, and grow businesses. Facebook was founded in 2004, initially as a community for colleges and universities. It has since grown into a global platform with features including the News Feed, Stories, Groups, Watch, Marketplace, Reels, Dating, all aimed at helping people share life's moments and discuss what's happening, nurture and build relationships, discover and connect to interests, and create economic opportunity. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012. Instagram Feed, Stories, Reels, Video, Live, Shops, and messaging are places where people and creators can express themselves and push culture forward through photos, video, and private messaging, and connect with and shop from their favorite businesses. Meta has two messaging apps: Messenger and WhatApp. Messenger allows chat, audio and video calls, and Rooms, while WhatsApp is best known as a secure messaging application facilitating private communication. More recently, Meta has moved into the augmented virtual reality space with Reality Labs. Meta Quest lets people defydistance with cutting-edge VR hardware, software, and content. Facebook Portal video calling devices help friends and families stay connected andshare the moments that matter in meaningful ways.