# Winnie Quinn

> Software Engineer at Meta

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

• Strong engineering generalist and technical lead with a background in mobile applications (Android and iOS), compilers, and runtimes
• 10+ years of iOS experience; built some of the first apps in the App Store, modern Swift-based applications, and everything in between
• Passionate about functional programming, programming language theory, and computational approaches to music and visual art

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York
• Most recently focused on the open-source CG/SQL compiler and the client-side messaging infrastructure behind Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger
• Previously an iOS performance, reliability, and efficiency specialist
• Designed and implemented new language features for CG/SQL that simplified programming and greatly reduced programming errors
• Built code coverage tooling from the ground up for an internal domain-specific programming language and its associated virtual machine
• Made improvements to iOS application stability by improving the detection of errors in Messenger's Objective-C code at compile-time
• Reduced the size of Messenger's iOS app via various optimizations
• Led multi-team and multi-office efforts to improve code ownership
• Mentored engineers across various organizations including Instagram, Messenger, and machine learning infrastructure

### Lead Mobile Developer @ The New York Public Library
Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York
• Architected and developed a best-in-class open-source ebook reader and catalog browsing app which was selected by the Obama administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy as their application of choice for a national initiative to provide ebooks to underprivileged students
• Harnessed features of the iOS platform to make NYPL's existing ebook collection accessible to visually impaired users for the very first time through the use of Swift, Objective-C, and TypeScript
• Contributed to development of the Android version in both Kotlin and Java and guided user interface and interaction design for both platforms
• Mentored junior developers and helped them grow within the organization
• Worked with companies such as 3M, Adobe, OverDrive, and Sony to seamlessly integrate publisher-mandated content protection technologies
• Joined the Readium initiative to build open-source ebook rendering technologies and collaborated with developers around the world

### Lead Developer @ Ingage
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | New York, New York
• Led a local development team and managed several remote development teams to produce dozens of custom iOS applications
• Produced rigorous specifications for RESTful APIs, JavaScript APIs, and proprietary ebook formats
• Helped develop an ebook production system that transformed content from publishers, built applications, and abstracted away interaction with Apple’s App Store infrastructure
• Interacted with high-profile clients including ESPN, Esquire, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Kaplan to gather requirements and deliver results


## Education
### BFA in Design & Technology
Parsons School of Design - The New School
Jan 2005 – Jan 2008


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/winniequinn
- Website: https://www.winniequinn.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-23