Summary
Martin Nie is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience leading mobile media infrastructure and transcoding efforts at Snap and TikTok, currently driving AV1, video super-resolution, and media quality initiatives. He has a track record of managing cross-functional, distributed teams (30+ engineers) and improving app stability, creation performance, and playback quality across platforms. Martin blends hands-on technical depth—from codec management and player work to mobile media SDKs—with strategic leadership that scales infrastructure and product impact. Based in Los Angeles, he pairs a B.S. in Computer Software Engineering with a penchant for optimizing end-to-end media pipelines and shipping measurable improvements in user experience.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Software Engineering at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications