Summary
Adam Kidder is a seasoned software engineer with 18 years of experience building large-scale products across consumer and enterprise platforms, currently at Meta after a six-year tenure as a Staff Engineer at Uber. He brings deep systems and product experience from roles at Highfive and Amazon (working on the Fire Phone), blending hands-on engineering with cross-functional leadership on real-time and distributed systems. Based in California, he has a strong foundation from a Computer Science degree at the University of Michigan and a track record of mentoring and technical mentorship dating back to academic instructional aide work. Pragmatic and product-focused, Adam excels at turning ambiguous requirements into robust, scalable solutions while navigating high-impact, fast-moving engineering environments.
18 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at University of Michigan