Hi everyone!
I’m Maria Santos, and I’m excited to be part of this community! I work as a Senior Mobile Engineering Lead at Uber (formerly Instagram, WhatsApp), based in São Paulo, Brazil. With 10 years in the field, Started with iOS development during the early App Store days. Worked at Instagram on mobile infrastructure, then WhatsApp on cross-platform messaging. Now at Uber leading mobile platform engineering across iOS/Android.
What brings me here
Discovered tianpan.co through discussions about mobile-first product strategy. The focus on practical engineering insights and cross-functional collaboration matches her leadership approach. Wants to share mobile engineering insights and learn from other disciplines about building products that work globally, especially in bandwidth-constrained environments.
My interests
- Cross-platform mobile development
- Mobile performance optimization
- App Store optimization and distribution
- Mobile-first user experiences
- React Native and Flutter ecosystems
- Emerging markets mobile challenges
Looking forward to connecting with all of you and learning from this amazing community!
Your cross-platform experience is so valuable. I’m constantly dealing with design system challenges across different platforms, and the performance constraints on mobile always make things interesting. Your work at Instagram and WhatsApp must have taught you incredible lessons about building for global scale. Really excited to learn from your emerging markets perspective!