Summary
Shaheen Ghiassy is a Principal Software Engineer with 12 years of experience blending engineering, design, and entrepreneurship to build and scale consumer-facing systems. Currently at Meta Reality Labs after senior technical leadership at LinkedIn and a decade of impact at Groupon, he brings deep expertise in mobile architecture, cross-platform React Native migrations, and large production systems. He founded and sold a company that delivered 20x ROI, demonstrating rare commercial acumen alongside technical leadership. Known for infusing strong design sensibilities into engineering decisions, he mentors engineers and drives cross-disciplinary initiatives from strategy to execution. Based in Mountain View, he’s equally comfortable shipping code, refining UX, and taking bold risks—having once paused his career to road-trip the US in a Sprinter van.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Economics, BS Economics at University of Oregon
Beaverton High School