9 August 2026businessinsider.com

Former DJ becomes Meta engineer, laid off after 13 years

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After teaching himself to code, he joined Facebook as a contractor in 2012, moving into full-time engineering and later serving as a tech lead on technology behind Meta conference rooms. After being with the company for more than 13 years, he was laid off in May. He describes a company-wide shift toward “doing more with less” following the major layoffs in late 2022 and early 2023.

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I went from wedding DJ to Meta engineer, then was laid off after 13 years. My last years there brought constant change. (businessinsider.com)

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