Neal Gafter

Neal Gafter is a software engineer currently working at Facebook (now Meta).13 He is an experienced professional in programming language design and implementation.34 Gafter has had a distinguished career in the tech industry, having previously worked at prominent companies such as Google, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft.12

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Software Development Engineer at Meta (Facebook)13
• Previous Positions:
  • Software Development Engineer at Microsoft1
  • Software Engineer and Java Evangelist at Google27
  • Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems2

Contributions and Expertise

Gafter has made significant contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in Java development:

• Led the development of the Java compiler at Sun Microsystems2
• Implemented Java language features in releases 1.4 through 5.02
• Member of the C++ Standards Committee2
• Led development of C and C++ compilers at various companies2

Education

Neal Gafter holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Rochester.23

Current Work

As of February 2025, Gafter is working on the Rel compiler at Relational.AI.4 He has also expressed interest in hiring programming language enthusiasts and compiler specialists for an early-stage company.5

Neal Gafter is based in Los Gatos, California36 and can be found on LinkedIn under the username neal-gafter-625393.3