# Rhed Shi > Software Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rhed ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Facebook Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 - Designed, built, and maintained scalable backend services supporting billions of users across Meta’s platforms, with a focus on reliability and performance. - Led architectural improvements to core infrastructure systems and drove cross-functional initiatives to modernize service deployment. - Developed internal tools and frameworks to enhance developer productivity and reduce on-call burden across multiple teams. - Mentored junior engineers and conducted regular code reviews, fostering a culture of high engineering standards and continuous improvement. - Played a key role in on-call rotations and incident response, contributing to post-mortems and systemic fixes for high-impact outages. ### Software Engineer @ Coda Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Acquired by Grammarly, Inc. - Contributed to the core product experience of Coda, an online collaborative document platform combining docs, apps, and spreadsheets in one surface. - Worked across the stack — from front-end UI components to backend services and infrastructure — to ensure low-latency sync and high reliability. - Designed and implemented real-time cursor selection and presence features, enabling seamless multi-user collaboration and live editing. - Collaborated closely with design and product teams to craft intuitive and performant user experiences for document editing and sharing. ### Chief Technology Officer @ Eureka Ed Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 Eureka Ed, Inc. is a media company created by Harvard, USC, Georgetown, Columbia, and MIT students dedicated to enlightening young minds in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM). We help kids learn through animated interactive videos by combining entertainment and education. Download our app, watch our videos, and play games with our characters to learn how your world works. We teach you to code, to fly planes, to play instruments, and much more - anywhere, anytime. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eureka-ed/id976936966 ### CS50 Teaching Fellow @ Harvard University Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 This is CS50, Harvard University's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming for majors and non-majors alike, with or without prior programming experience. An entry-level course taught by David J. Malan, CS50 teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. As of Fall 2014, the on-campus version of CS50 was Harvard's largest course. ### iOS Software Developer Intern @ Edmodo Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Founded in Chicago, Illinois, when two school district employees set out to bridge the gap between how students live their lives and how they learn in school, Edmodo was created to bring education into a 21st century environment. Today, Edmodo is the number one K-12 social learning network in the world, dedicated to connecting all learners with the people and resources they need to reach their full potential. ### Siri Operations & Monitoring - Intern @ Apple Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Siri is the intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. It allows you to use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Siri isn't like traditional voice-recognition software that requires you to remember keywords and speak specific commands. Siri understands your natural speech, and it asks you questions if it needs more information to complete a task. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Physics with Secondary in Computer Science Harvard University Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ### Valedictorian Evergreen Valley High School Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rhed-shi --- Source: https://flows.cv/rhed JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rhed/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23