Zakaria Haque

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Meta

Zakaria Haque is a highly experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning, currently at Meta since December 2024. Prior to this role, Zakaria served at YouTube from 2021 to December 2024, where leadership in the Discovery/Homepage Recommendation organization focused on improving recommendation quality through the entire stack. Zakaria's previous experience includes serving as an Engineering Manager at Facebook from 2017 to December 2020, where innovative solutions for misinformation detection were developed to enhance user experience across various platforms. Zakaria's career began at Google, where from 2007 to 2017, significant contributions were made as a Technical Lead in Machine Learning (Google Brain), establishing strategic partnerships and aiding in the development of the TensorFlow platform. Zakaria holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and conducted Ph.D. studies in the same field at UC San Diego from 2004 to 2006.

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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.


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