Former Meta tech lead shares how he went from DJ to coding before being laid off after 13 years
A former Meta tech lead who spent more than 13 years at the company has opened up about his journey from working as a DJ to becoming a software engineer, and how shifting priorities at the tech giant eventually culminated in his layoff.
Henry Chen, 38, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, joined Facebook as a contractor in 2012 before moving into a full-time engineering position. He was among the employees affected by Meta’s latest round of job cuts on May 20, Business Insider reported.
