Syed Safir is a software engineer with a decade of experience building reliable, scalable messaging systems, currently contributing to Instagram Direct Messaging at Meta from Mountain View. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science from UC Irvine and previously spent three years developing middleware for Cisco set-top boxes, where he focused on performance-sensitive C/C++ systems and update delivery mechanisms. At Meta he works on distributed infrastructure for fault-tolerant content broadcast and partners with client engineers to ship high-performance, quality-driven features. His research background in distributed systems and the Big Active Data project gives him a strong grounding in broker coordination and large-scale notification delivery—skills he applies to real-world messaging challenges. Outside of engineering he’s an avid reader of Jeffrey Archer and Japanese manga and follows Manchester City, reflecting a curiosity-driven, globally informed perspective.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Sadvidya Pre-University College
High School, High School at Mysore West Lions Sevanikethan School
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Science at National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
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