# Paige Sun

> Ex-Meta Snapchat software engineer specializing in iOS, React Native, 3D/XR, and declarative UI frameworks. Previously on the React Native Core Team.

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/paigesun

Software Engineer (iOS, AR/VR, React Native) who built infra for React Native core at Meta, led mobile teams for consulting companies, and has the creativity and soft skills to drive many winning hackathon prototypes!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Snap Inc.
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States
* Independently designed and built an AR Lens to buy Generative AI Dreams with tokens.
* Created a LensStudio template for a new framework to test Lenses with iOS/Android features.
* Built features to improve Lens creator fame and fortune in the Snapchat app.

### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Menlo Park, California
React Native (RN) Core Infra
* Led the gradual rollout of the new RN architecture to 1200+ surfaces on the Facebook iOS app over the course of a year. This rewrite of initialization and lifecycles ("Bridgeless Mode") brought significant improvements in core metrics such as monetization, sessions, and engagement. 
* Fixed ambiguous issues in most of React Native’s infra subsystems via deep analysis for correctness and adherence to the principles of RN architecture, initiating cross-org discussions, designing experiments, dashboards, local profiling, data analysis, etc... 
* Improved image performance by logging and designing the processes to empower RN product engineers to take action. Onboarded people to contribute to RN image infra.
* Modularized the main RN internal dependency into 30+ smaller ones.

Horizon Worlds VR
* Pioneered an integration testing framework for testing the game engine, rallied the community to help, and worked across Horizon teams to make it real – all without being in the org.
* Won first place in a company-wide Hackathon by building animation infra.

### Agile Software Engineer @ TribalScale
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Toronto, Canada Area
* Interviewed engineering candidates of all levels, and co-developed interview standards for iOS engineers.
* Shipped accessible apps from scratch, developed features for several apps, and significantly refactored an iOS app with 84k+ daily active users.
* Led mobile teams of 2-6, and managed full app lifecycles for consulting projects, including alignment with design/PM/clients, CI/CD pipelines, publishing, etc.
* Built projects in iOS, Alexa, DialogFlow, React, Node.js, Concourse, Bitrise, etc.
* Coded and contributed to product direction for new startups in Venture Studios.
* Developed and contributed to proposals for AR apps built with Unity and ARKit.
* Won first place in a company-wide hackathon for a multiplayer AR app.

### iOS Bootcamp Instructor & Mentor @ Lighthouse Labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Toronto, Canada Area
* Taught curriculum and mentored students weekly, while working at TribalScale.
* Ran intro to iOS workshops for the public.

### Developer Intern @ Shopify
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Ottawa, Canada Area
* Greatly enhanced the performance, user experience, and code style for most of the products section, including improvements to the product image uploader allowing uploads to restart and resume.
* Contributed to internal frameworks, and reimplemented many screens by building reusable auto layout components.
* Built new features to precisely match design and code specs using REST and GraphQL APIs.
* Wrote unit and UI tests to ensure the quality is maintained over time.

### Mobile Applications Developer Intern @ CGI
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Montreal, Quebec
* Designed data models and implemented full backend workflows using Parse, allowing users to view, edit, and save many types of objects.
* Independently created several modules with robust, and easy-to-maintain code using Agile development methodologies with daily communication with the clients.
* Easily integrated native iOS elements with the Eureka CocoaPod framework to create beautiful working visual elements to the exact specifications of the designs.
* Drastically improved the user experience from perplexing to intuitive by redesigning and implementing my solutions for the main module.
* Worked with the client and the development team to clarify UX/UI designs.

### Mobile Health iOS Developer @ Appletree Medical Group
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Ottawa, Ontario
• Crafted a robust and reliable iOS app with more than 7000 unique users.
• Independently realized the full app lifecycle from scratch, from requirement
research, to design, graphics, code implementation, user testing, and publishing.
• Wrote the majority of the app over 4 weeks while working 40-60 hours a week as a
medical assistant.
• Extensively used the MapKit Framework to intuitively display online clinic details
for 30+ locations on a single online or offline map.

### Medical Assistant @ Appletree Medical Group
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Ottawa, Ontario
• Trained senior medical assistants to work with demanding doctors, and mentored junior medical assistants daily.
• Coordinated patient care with doctors in a team using an electronic medical record & practice management software.
• Performed medical procedures, assisted surgery, and helped patients navigate the healthcare system with compassion and efficiency.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science Minor, Microbiology and Immunology Liberal
McGill University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paigesun
- Website: http://appstore.com/peisun
- Website: https://github.com/p-sun

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Last updated: 2026-04-05