Summary
TJ Du is a data scientist with 14 years of analytical and engineering experience shaping product strategy at Meta (Instagram, Oculus) and Deloitte, now on sabbatical in San Francisco. He blends rigorous academic training in computer science and cognitive neuroscience with practical skills in Python, R, Tableau and data engineering to drive growth, community, and engagement features across social and VR products. At Meta he worked across Stories, Stickers, Music, multiplayer VR, social graphs and platform tooling, translating user behavior into product decisions at scale. Earlier roles in healthcare and neuroimaging cultivated strong data hygiene, automation and visualization practices that underpin his product work. Known for teaching and tooling—he launched a Tableau training series and built reusable data visualization and extraction tools—he brings a curious, cross-disciplinary approach to complex data problems.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MCIT, Computer Science, MCIT, Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania