# Gargi Deshpande

> SWE @ Meta | CS, DS, Human Rights @ UC Berkeley

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gargi

Hello! I am a Computer Science graduate from UC Berkeley passionate about social good, technology, and the intersection between the two.

I have experience across several programming stacks and am interested in exploring impactful technology solutions, creative spaces, and VC.

Feel free to reach out at gargi@berkeley.edu.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area
Instagram Creator Marketing - Partnership Ads

### Vice President of Projects @ Codebase
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Software Developer @ Codebase
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Designing machine learning solution to replace brute-force video compression, decreasing compute power with minimal quality loss.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area
MetaGen

### Committees @ Blockchain at Berkeley
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Professional Development
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Webmaster

### Developer Consultant @ Blockchain at Berkeley
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Software Engineer @ Algorand Technologies
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Enabled users to make recurring payments on-chain through full-stack app to be published to whole ecosystem. Incorporated PyTeal and TealScript (Algorand native languages) into tech stack to showcase their capabilities.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Asana
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Developer Efficiency Team

### Software Engineer @ Avalanche
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Developed loyalty program for Ava Labs by scraping on-chain data to reward user interactions with NTT badges.

### Software Engineer @ Magnopus
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Implemented iOS application for creating interactive virtual reality spaces using Swift and Apple ARKit. Built 3D reconstruction feature for spatial awareness through point cloud construction from 2D scans.

### Software Engineer @ Berkeley Food Pantry
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Built full-stack web app with React and Express to optimize Berkeley Food Pantry’s food distribution system. Created distinct administrator and customer functionality based on OAuth sign-in permissions. Utilized Sequelize and PostgreSQL to allow users to intuitively schedule, edit, and view appointments and inventory.

### CS 61A Academic Intern @ UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Assist with weekly lab sections for CS 61A: The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, taught in Python. Provide conceptual support (lists, trees, recursion, OOP) through inquiry-focused teaching approach.

### Advocacy Committee Member @ UC Berkeley Society of Women Engineers
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States
Organized initiatives to help bridge the gap between UC Berkeley's STEM and political communities, including speaker panels, workshops, and collaborations with various campus organizations

### Summer Immersion Student @ Girls Who Code
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Introduced to programming languages and techniques in Summer Immersion Program at Walmart eCommerce. Along with five-person team, ideated and prototyped a website designed help reduce food wastage by connecting SF restaurants and food banks.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley

### Accent Global Learning

### Cupertino High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gargi-deshpande

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Last updated: 2026-03-31