Eduardo\Lira

Making, Hacking, Building & Engineering

Hey, I'm Eduardo. I've taken products from 0 → 500,000 people, written code for embedded systems on Smart-Tractors and other industrial machines, and shipped mobile apps at scale to billions of users on FB, IG, and Messenger.

My approach to Software Engineering is a primarily a creative one. Growing up with limited resources on the South Side of Chicago I fell in love with computing as a means to create endlessly with no material cost beyond the initial hardware. I learned my first programming skills as a child, trying to make video games in RPG Maker 2K and I've been deeply in love with taking what inputs I have access to and working them into v0 experiences that awe and delight ever since.

I'm pretty literally constantly working on something new, in-and-outside of work.

As a Chapter Director for Techqueria Chicago, I'm helping grow & strengthen the largest global community of Latiné professionals in tech— giving back to the community via professional development, mentorship, and outreach.

current & prior roles

The League

Senior Software Engineer

Building out modern, performant, and rich dating and social experiences to connect millions of people across the world, on one of the platforms with the highest ARPPU in the industry.

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Foodigy

Founder

I created Foodigy to bring some deep intelligence to meal planning and recipe discovery. I leveraged NLP to parse plain-English ingredient lists into structured data and standardize recipe instructions.

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Meta/Facebook

Software Engineer

Built out real-time calling features on Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook Android, primarily with highly-expressive animated avatars.

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CNH Industrial

Software Engineer

Wrote vehicle control applications for an Android-based Smart-Agriculture platform (heating/cooling, lights, bluetooth, basic automation, maintenance, keyfobs, radio etc).