Summary
Chaoshuai Lyu is a seasoned iOS engineer and technical leader with 11 years of experience building high-growth consumer products and real-time messaging systems. He was a founding iOS lead on Instagram’s Threads, helping the app reach over 100 million users in its first days, and previously drove core iOS work across Messenger and Reels. Currently at Anthropic, he applies his product-scale mobile expertise to developer-facing tooling for Claude Code. A two-time ICPC World Finalist, he combines deep algorithmic skills with practical system design, and competes in CTFs focused on reverse engineering and cryptography in his spare time. He has a Master’s in Computer Science from UCLA and a history of shipping performant, user-facing features under tight deadlines. Less obvious: he has experience maintaining online judge and auto-grading systems, reflecting a strong background in tooling and developer productivity.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Zhejiang University of Technology
University of California, Los Angeles
Chinese, English