Summary
Stephen Lau is a seasoned technical lead and engineering manager with 17 years of experience building consumer-facing platforms and infrastructure across Google, YouTube, Meta, and now Waymo. He has a track record of founding and scaling client teams (YouTube TV) and leading core platform efforts for messaging and generative AI at Meta, coupling product instincts with deep full-stack technical chops from kernel to mobile clients. Comfortable shipping across Android, iOS, web, embedded and backend systems, he’s repeatedly led hiring, cross-functional delivery, and large engineering orgs. A UC San Diego-trained systems specialist, he started in OS and kernel work (OpenSolaris/Sun) and quietly brings that low-level systems rigor to high-level product engineering.
17 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego