Samantha Bobra

Samantha Bobra

Samantha Bobra is an Android software engineer and mobile engineering manager currently working at Substack in San Francisco, California.1

Experience

• Software Engineer at Substack (March 2023 - Present)

  • Building a subscription network for independent writers and creators
  • Currently working on Substack Notes

• Software Engineer at Discord (December 2020 - August 2022)

  • Worked on the Messaging Squad, building and maintaining the core text chat experience for Discord
  • Launched features like "Threads" and "Text Chat in Voice Channels" for the native Android app (Kotlin) and React Native mobile apps

• Software Engineering Manager at VSCO (April 2018 - February 2020)

  • Led the Engagement mobile engineering team, helping empower iOS and Android teams to build community features
  • Worked on bringing Video to the VSCO app

• Software Engineer at VSCO (January 2016 - May 2018)

  • Built out VSCO's social features as a member of the Community team
  • Developed features for the Android app and server-side features in Go

• Software Engineer at VSCO (October 2013 - December 2015)

  • Developed and maintained the VSCO mobile photography app on Android as an early employee

• Engineering Team Lead at VSCO (February 2015 - July 2015)

  • Managed the development of the cross-platform Collections feature across iOS, Android, and web

Education

• Cornell University (2009 - 2013)
  • Concentrations: Software Engineering, Graphics