Podar W
Software Engineer at Meta
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPodar W is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience building native mobile experiences, currently working at Meta after a multi-year tenure at Airbnb where he progressed from senior Android engineer to staff and tech lead manager roles. Based in San Francisco, he blends hands-on Android expertise with people-first leadership, coaching teams to solve complex product and performance challenges. He has a strong foundation in computer engineering from UIUC and a track record of shipping large-scale consumer apps at Yelp and Airbnb. Motivated by native app development, he brings curiosity and a pragmatic approach to architecting reliable, user-focused features while nurturing engineering talent. An understated strength is his ability to bridge deep technical work with effective team leadership, enabling sustained delivery in fast-paced environments.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Hinsdale Central High SchoolBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Chinese
Github Skills (76)
testing10
render10
lottie10
animation10
mocks10
bodymovin10
test-automation10
after-effects10
java10
android10
mocking10
powermock10
mockito10
kotlin10
unit-testing10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
podarsmarty/pokerogue
Sep 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 1 month
podarsmarty/mavericks
Jun 2021 - Apr 2022
Mavericks: Android on Autopilot
Contributions:13 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
androidandroidtvkotlinautopilotjava
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