Empowering Meta's global design system for 4+ billion users.
Empowering Meta's global design system for 4+ billion users.
TL;DR
TL;DR
TL;DR
TL;DR
At Meta's global cross-product design system (XMDS) team, I drove 25+ design updates to improve visual & interaction patterns, increase consistency & efficiency for 100+ Meta-owned apps.
At Meta's global cross-product design system (XMDS) team, I drove 25+ design updates to improve visual & interaction patterns, increase consistency & efficiency for Meta-owned apps.
At Meta's global cross-product design system (XMDS) team, I drove design improvements for visual identity & interaction patterns, increasing consistency & efficiency for 100+ Meta-owned apps.
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
10 weeks
June - Sept. 2025
10 weeks
Summer 2025
Approved, in experiment
In experiment
Skills
Skills
Skills
Skills
Skills
Visual design
System thinking
Interaction design
Eng handoff
Team
Team
Team
Team
3 Designers
2 PM
3 Engineers
1 Data scientist
5+ Partner teams
Managers
Managers
Managers
Managers
Bethany Fong
Stephen Barros
25+
design updates
10+
core product flows
100+
Meta-owned apps
4B+
users daily
25+
design updates
10+
core product flows
100+
Meta-owned apps
4B+
users daily
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My Impact
My Impact
My Impact
My Impact
My Impact
A summer of contributing to impactful design, scalable updates and collaboration with XFN and partner teams:
Design Across Scale
Proposing and scalling key design updates across 50+system components, to be used across 100+ apps. Balancing functinality and expression.
Design Across Scale
Proposing and scalling key design updates across 50+system components, to be used across 100+ apps. Balancing functinality and expression.
Design Across Scale
Proposing and scalling key design updates across 50+system components, to be used across 100+ apps. Balancing functinality and expression.
Design Across Scale
Proposing and scalling key design updates across 50+system components, to be used across 100+ apps. Balancing functinality and expression.
Design Across Scale
Proposing and scalling key design updates across 50+system components, to be used across 100+ apps. Balancing functinality and expression.
Improving Product Performance
Collaborating with partner teams, I helped improving product metrics for 5 core flows from a design system perspective, impacting 25+ partner teams.
Improving Product Performance
Collaborating with partner teams, I helped improving product metrics for 5 core flows from a design system perspective, impacting 25+ partner teams.
Improving Product Performance
Collaborating with partner teams, I helped improving product metrics for 5 core flows from a design system perspective, impacting 25+ partner teams.
Improving Product Performance
Collaborating with partner teams, I helped improving product metrics for 5 core flows from a design system perspective, impacting 25+ partner teams.
Improving Product Performance
Collaborating with partner teams, I helped improving product metrics for 5 core flows from a design system perspective, impacting 25+ partner teams.
Bridging Gaps Between Design & Eng.
Publishing extensive component specs and guidelines across Meta's internal system, bridging gaps between XFN, improve efficiency in collaboration and implementation.
Bridging Gaps Between Design & Eng.
Publishing extensive component specs and guidelines across Meta's internal system, bridging gaps between XFN, improve efficiency in collaboration and implementation.
Bridging Gaps Between Design & Eng.
Publishing extensive component specs and guidelines across Meta's internal system, bridging gaps between XFN, improve efficiency in collaboration and implementation.
Bridging Gaps Between Design & Eng.
Publishing extensive component specs and guidelines across Meta's internal system, bridging gaps between XFN, improve efficiency in collaboration and implementation.
Bridging Gaps Between Design & Eng.
Publishing extensive component specs and guidelines across Meta's internal system, bridging gaps between XFN, improve efficiency in collaboration and implementation.
Validating with Data/Experiment
I led the first experiment planing across design, engineering and DS team. Preparing a thorough plan with 5 design varients, to valdiate design impact on high-traffic flows.
Validating with Data/Experiment
I led the first experiment planing across design, engineering and DS team. Preparing a thorough plan with 5 design varients, to valdiate design impact on high-traffic flows.
Validating with Data/Experiment
I led the first experiment planing across design, engineering and DS team. Preparing a thorough plan with 5 design varients, to valdiate design impact on high-traffic flows.
Validating with Data/Experiment
I led the first experiment planing across design, engineering and DS team. Preparing a thorough plan with 5 design varients, to valdiate design impact on high-traffic flows.
Validating with Data/Experiment
I led the first experiment planing across design, engineering and DS team. Preparing a thorough plan with 5 design varients, to valdiate design impact on high-traffic flows.
Partnering with product teams, I helped improving key performance metrics for 5 high-traffic core product flows.
Kind Words
Kind Words
Kind Words
Kind Words
Kind Words
Meta taught me to design, to think, and to scale the smallest pixel with the greatest care. The people I met there continue to inspire me on how I show up as a designer. Here's what they said about me:
"There is so much that we can learn from you as much as I hope you have learned while being here! Thanks for being a prototyping and design system superhero. It was so inspiring to witness."
"There is so much that we can learn from you as much as I hope you have learned while being here! Thanks for being a prototyping and design system superhero. It was so inspiring to witness."
Senior Product Designer
"Jen! You've accomplished so much in so little time! You've helped set us up for success for our next input component, and so much more! Really appreciate all your hard work and wish you all the best in your career <3 "
"Jen! You've accomplished so much in so little time! You've helped set us up for success for our next input component, and so much more! Really appreciate all your hard work and wish you all the best in your career <3 "
Staff Product Designer
"Your thorough preparation and dedication helped us move forward smoothly, passing both the data and design reviews with ease. Wishing you all the best in your future career - I'm confidence you'll achieve great things!"
"Your thorough preparation and dedication helped us move forward smoothly, passing both the data and design reviews with ease. Wishing you all the best in your future career - I'm confidence you'll achieve great things!"
Data Scientist
"It's been wonderful getting to know and work together during your internship. You've contributed such high-quality design work in such a brief time! It's inspiring how quickly you camped up on design systems and passion you had for systems thinking!"
Senior Product Manager
"Jen, talking and brainstorming about components with you made me feel so alive and exited. You brought so much energy into this team and I'm forever thankful for it."
Product Manager
"Jen, your thoughtfulness and intention with every presentation has been so impressive. I've learned so much from you - from design perspective, and how to present and communicate a message so effectively."
"Jen, your thoughtfulness and intention with every presentation has been so impressive. I've learned so much from you - from design perspective, and how to present and communicate a message so effectively."
Program Manager
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Summer ar 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
Summer ar 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
Summer ar 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
Summer ar 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
