Paari Gopal
Staff Software Engineer (E6) at Instagram
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaari Gopal is a Staff Software Engineer at Instagram with eight years of hands-on experience building developer platforms and APIs, most recently shaping Threads and Instagram APIs. He progressed through roles from software engineer to E6 staff, bringing a strong backend focus informed by internships at Amazon, Facebook, and startups where he improved pipeline latency, built new gaming and print APIs, and increased test coverage. Paari blends research experience from the University of Washington’s Makeability Lab—co-authoring work on crowd+AI for sidewalk accessibility—with production-grade engineering, showing an ability to translate research insights into scalable systems. Based in New York, he combines pragmatic API design, cross-org collaboration, and a track record of measurable impact on performance and developer experience.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of WashingtonIB Diploma STEM (HL Computer Science HL Math HL Physics), IB Diploma STEM (HL Computer Science HL Math HL Physics) at International BaccalaureateInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient, International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient at Skyline High School
English, Spanish, Tamil
Github Skills (12)
accessibility10
google-streetview10
react8
facebook7
photo7
api7
graph6
lob6
instagram6
webhooks6
wrapper5
java3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
paarig/sfmovies
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:24 PRs, 49 pushes, 25 branches in 16 days
kunaals/Table
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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