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Meet Hani, who didn't own a computer until she was almost twenty years old. After attending the Technion, she joined Facebook as a software engineer and has since become an engineering manager at our Israel site.
What made you choose engineering?
I didn't choose engineering per se, I didn't even own a computer until I was twenty years old. I have a religious background and I don't even have high school education. My dream was to become a math teacher. To overcome my lack of education (I don't have “Bagrut” or “PET”) I started taking mathematics courses at The Open University and took a computer science course because it was recommended to me. I fell in love with programming! So I decided to switch to computer science, moved to the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and with that, my life changed.
Tell us a little about your role at Facebook?
I am a software engineer at Facebook. I am part of the internet.org team and our aim is to overcome issues of accessibility, affordability and awareness in the hope that one day, everyone will be connected to the internet. I work on two projects: Free Basics to give free internet usage to people who don't have the means to pay for the internet and Express Wi-Fi to provide internet hot spots around the globe.
What has been a stand out moment for you while working Facebook?
I really believe in the benefits of giving people access to the internet. It changed my life, and it can change other people's lives, for the better. Recently, I was in the field in India testing some code changes that I was responsible for. A young boy came in to the shop where I was standing and bought an internet data pack right in front of me. I had the opportunity to talk to him about Express Wi-Fi and ask him how he was using it (it turns out he is using the service to download songs). This opportunity to meet people using the service and see it in action was incredible.
Hani with Facebook's testing team in India and visiting retailers that are selling Express Wi-Fi data packs.
What are some of the engineering challenges you tackle?
The actual implementation of our products is often very different from how what we expect when building them. We might make assumptions about what will work best in certain circumstances, but data from the field can sometimes show us that those assumptions are wrong. It was challenging for me to start focusing on impact, on what is working for the people that use our products and services, instead of what I think would be cool to do, etc. This is very different from my previous experience.
What do you enjoy the most about your job?
The ability to choose what I work on and have input from end to end. We (engineers) choose our tasks and are responsible for every part of it, from product decisions, through design, experimentation and conclusions. The engineer is responsible for the feature - for the whole lifecycle - with the support of our amazing product managers, designers and other cross functional partners. Having such responsibility and making impact, as opposed to being 'a small part of a big company', is so motivating to me.
Hani as a judge at a London women's hackathon, presenting a Free Basics project at an open house, and with Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org)
What are your three favourite things about working at Facebook Israel?
1. The culture: the local culture is very unique, the people here are direct, bold and friendly
2. The projects: A few of Facebook's priority projects are built and shipped from here in Tel Aviv
3. Visitors! People from all over the world are coming regularly to visit us
Where do you see yourself in five years time?
Managing and supporting a team. I find myself to be much more impactful when I can help other engineers with their work. Instead of being responsible for one person's work, I am helping many.
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