Stefan Thoss is a data engineering leader with 13 years of experience building scalable analytics platforms, currently managing Instagram Analytics at Meta. He has led data platform teams across startups and enterprise settings, including Head of Data Platform at Overjet and data engineering roles at Upstart and Mercedes‑Benz R&D. Stefan combines hands‑on engineering with strategic platform thinking, delivering production data pipelines and tooling that support product and business insights. Trained in information systems and data‑driven decision analytics (TU Darmstadt, UC Berkeley), he’s comfortable bridging research, product, and operations to turn complex data requirements into reliable systems. Based in San Francisco, he quietly favors pragmatic solutions over flashy tech — a trait reflected in a decade of steady, impact‑focused career progression.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Data-driven Decision Analytics, Master’s Degree Data-driven Decision Analytics at University of California, Berkeley
E-Ink dashboard showing weather and a family calendar running on an Inkplate 10, rendering done in a Docker container
Contributions:16 releases, 2 reviews, 60 PRs in 9 months
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