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Lee Byron
Watershed Product Eng Lead • GraphQL Foundation Director
Lee Byron is currently a Product Engineering Lead at Watershed and the Executive Director of the GraphQL Foundation.1 He is not listed as a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI in the provided information.
Career Highlights
Current Roles::
- Product Engineering Lead at Watershed (since July 2022)
- Executive Director of the GraphQL Foundation (since November 2018)
Previous Experience::
- Senior Engineering Manager at Robinhood (August 2018 - July 2022)
- Senior Staff Software Engineer at Facebook (October 2014 - April 2018)
- Engineering Manager at Facebook (September 2011 - October 2014)
Notable Contributions
Lee Byron is known for:
- Co-creating GraphQL
- Creating GraphQL.js, GraphiQL, DataLoader, and Immutable.js
- Being a technical lead for Relay
- Early contributions to React
- Co-creating ComponentKit
- Serving as a member of TC39 (Javascript technical steering committee)
Background
Lee has nearly two decades of experience in building software and digital products.1 He has a strong background in engineering leadership, having built and managed multi-disciplinary teams for over 8 years.
Education
Lee Byron attended Carnegie Mellon University, though specific details about his degree are not provided in the given information.1
It's important to note that while the query mentions OpenAI, the provided information does not indicate any current affiliation between Lee Byron and OpenAI. The LinkedIn profile and other sources focus on his roles at Watershed, GraphQL Foundation, Robinhood, and Facebook.
