Seth Webster
Executive Director at Meta
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSeth Webster is a seasoned technology leader who has built and scaled world-class frontend platforms at Meta and beyond. As Head of React at Meta, he grew the team from 30 to 70 engineers, shipped the ahead-of-time React Compiler, and accelerated React Native releases. He launched and serves as the first Executive Director of the React Foundation in collaboration with the Linux Foundation. Today he balances that open-source governance role with ongoing leadership as Engineering Manager at Meta, shaping the next generation of AI interfaces and developer tooling. A founder of Seth Webster Photography, he brings design sensibility to engineering, and his active GitHub footprint includes integrating media content providers like SlideShare and Vimeo, underscoring a hands-on, user-centric approach. Based in New York, he is pursuing Director/VP roles that unify frontend infrastructure, DevEx, and AI-driven product strategy.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaDiploma, General, Programming, Diploma, General, Programming at Amphitheater High School
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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5kreached
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3questions
Github Skills (19)
content-types10
data-provider10
contenttype10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
css9
web-development9
javascripts8
api8
dotnet8
net8
aspnet8
javascript8
apim8
google-maps6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
JabbR/JabbR
Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
Collaborative chat done right
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:141 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Seth primarily focused on implementing and enhancing content providers within the chat application. Their work involved developing a SlideShare content provider, enabling the embedding of SlideShare presentations. They also addressed a timestamp issue by updating CSS. Furthermore, they integrated a Vimeo content provider and made improvements to the Google Docs presentation provider, demonstrating a focus on expanding the application's media support capabilities and improving user experience.
reactsocket-iojavascriptchatcollaborative
sethwebster/TwitterBot
Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
Contributions:66 commits in 3 months
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