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Engineering Facebook - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU

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Aditya Agarwal (CS'03,'04) and Ruchi Sanghvi (E'04) were recent Carnegie Mellon graduates — not simply looking for work, but looking to be a part of something. When they walked into the Facebook offices, they found it. "I was an avid Facebook user, so I knew the impact it was having in the college market," said Sanghvi, who was the first female engineer at Facebook. "Working on a product that I used every day and was passionate about clinched the deal for me." Joining a staff of only 15 to 20 people, Sanghvi was instrumental in implementing key feature — including the News Feed. She then led product management and strategy for Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect. "I felt I contributed to some of the largest innovations on the internet in the last couple of years," she said. "We've allowed people to connect with one another, increased transparency and made the web more social." Women in India have used Facebook to fight for equal rights, says Sanghvi. And a Colombian engineer organiz

Engineering Facebook - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU Engineering Facebook It was a small start-up — just a year old — hiring new computer engineers . Aditya Agarwal (CS'03,'04) and Ruchi Sanghvi (E'04) were recent Carnegie Mellon graduates — not simply looking for work, but looking to be a part of something. When they walked into the Facebook offices, they found it. "I was an avid Facebook user, so I knew the impact it was having in the college market," said Sanghvi, who was the first female engineer at Facebook. "Working on a product that I used every day and was pas

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