# Paavas Bhasin > Senior Software Engineer at Meta (Facebook) Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/paavas Senior full-stack engineer focused on building and scaling product experiences. I’ve led initiatives in both 0→1 environments with high ambiguity and in 1→N phases requiring rapid iteration and growth. I work across the stack, wear multiple hats when needed, and partner closely with product, design, and data to ship features that are reliable, scalable, and grounded in real user needs. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Meta Jan 2024 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States ### Software Engineer @ Meta Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | Menlo Park, California, United States ### Algorithms Teaching Assistant and Grader @ Vanderbilt University Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States - Teaching Assistant and Grader for CS3251/5251 - Algorithms. - Working in close proximity with Dr. Johnson for the semester. - Responsible for hosting office hours to help students understand core concepts and tackle various topics of Algorithms effectively. - Also responsible for grading (homework, quizzes, and exams) and providing constructive feedback to the students. ### Computer Science Teaching Assistant @ Vanderbilt University Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States Teaching Assistant for CS3281 (Operating Systems) at Vanderbilt University. Responsibilities include hosting weekly office hours, interacting with and explaining concepts to students, and grading assignments while providing insightful feedback. ### Director Of Communications @ VandyHacks Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Nashville, Tennessee Leading a team of 5 to manage internal/external communications, marketing, and outreach of one of the largest hackathons in the South, with 1400 applicants and over 650 attendees from 68 universities across the continent. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Facebook Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park, California, United States - Created an internal portal for the Metrics team which reduced manual backend querying time from 40 minutes to 10 seconds and added features that enhanced the user-experience and discoverability of the team’s service. - Created a full-stack application with a React frontend and a Hack backend. Contributed to C++ tasks to aid the team. ### Software Development Intern @ The Home Depot Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Atlanta Area • Built a first-of-its-kind cross-platform application from the ground-up using React Native for the Home Depot PAC Campaign that is being used on hundreds of associate devices. • Increased automation of data by 500% and cut down time spent on the campaign to below 25%. • Used Agile and interacted with the Product Owner and End-Users throughout the design/development process. • Revamped and restructured the entire PAC data after extensive data analysis using Google BigQuery. Worked with a 3rd party vendor to redesign the data flow. Developed a sustainable and efficient data model to be used for years. • Used Tableau to provide state-of-the-art data visualizations to the users and enabled improved interpretation. ### NASA Aviation Safety Project @ Department of Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee Assisted faculty and grad students by analyzing and processing data from thousands of files. ### Program Creator @ Morcast - The Talking Mime Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Gurgaon, India - Collaborated with a stand-up comedian to conceptualize and create a Late-Night Show launched on YouTube. - Successfully presented it to sponsors, helped in its advertising, and oversaw the shoot and editing. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Vanderbilt University Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ### Study Abroad in Computer Science The University of Edinburgh Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Science Modern School, Barakhamba Road Jan 2003 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paavas --- Source: https://flows.cv/paavas JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/paavas/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22