Summary
Ari Grant is a versatile technology leader with 12 years of experience building products across mobile, web, and VR, and a track record of leading foundational engineering orgs at Meta and launching Horizon Worlds. He blends high-level strategy and hands-on engineering—shipping app architecture, performance optimizations, developer SDKs, and solo VR titles—while prioritizing empowering teams and actionable execution. Ari’s background in computer science, physics, and math underpins deep technical fluency (C++, Haskell, C#, Objective‑C) and a habit of learning widely, from 3D graphics and animation to linguistics and storytelling. He moves comfortably between management and individual contributor roles, having transitioned from building core platform infrastructure to indie VR creation. Less obvious: his long-term study of magic and puzzle design informs his user-focused approach to gameplay and product experience. Based in California, he favors roles that raise others’ potential while shipping compelling, social products.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics at University of Michigan
Spanish