Gary Lin

Gary Lin is a Software Engineer at Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California. He has been working in this role since October 2021. Prior to that, he interned at Facebook in 2020, contributing to the Network Platform Foundation team, where he developed NetGraph, a high-performance graph-based query engine, and implemented optimizations that significantly reduced memory usage.1

Professional Background

• Facebook: Software Engineer (2021–Present); Software Engineer Intern (2020).
• Amazon: Software Development Engineer Intern (2019–2020), working on Alexa SDK and advertisement image generation services.
• SideFX Software: 3D Software Developer (2018), enhancing the Houdini 3D modeling software.
• SAP: Software Developer Intern (2018), focusing on data compression algorithms for SAP HANA.
• Osellus: Software Developer Intern (2017), contributing to mobile app development.

Education

Gary graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Computer Science in 2021, achieving a cumulative GPA of 91.8%.1

Skills

He is proficient in C++, Python, JavaScript, and other programming languages. He also holds professional working proficiency in English and Chinese, with limited proficiency in French.1