Summary
Debra Fong is a software engineer with nine years of experience building front-end web applications and leading small teams, currently contributing at Meta in the San Francisco Bay Area. She progressed at Zendesk from engineer to team lead, growing a team from three to eight engineers while partnering with PMs and designers to enhance the agent experience. With a strong foundation in civil and environmental engineering and a Master of Education, she brings an analytical, systems-oriented mindset paired with experience in teaching and mentorship. Previously she trained and managed aspiring engineers at App Academy and taught high school engineering, which informs her collaborative, growth-focused leadership style. Comfortable shipping React-driven interfaces and mentoring engineers through career plans, she blends hands-on development with people management. An atypical combination of engineering, education, and real-world structural analysis gives her a pragmatic approach to solving complex product and team challenges.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Davis
Master of Education (MEd), Education, Master of Education (MEd), Education at University of California, Davis - School of Education
App Academy
Chinese, English