Amit Arora is a seasoned Software Engineering Manager with over 20 years of experience leading transformative technology initiatives at industry giants Meta and Microsoft. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he specializes in AI, machine learning, and cloud computing solutions that scale to millions of users worldwide.
Currently serving as Software Engineering Manager for Reality Lab Trust at Meta, Amit spearheads the development of privacy-compliant platforms serving over 20 million users across Meta's mixed reality ecosystem. His innovative server-driven architectures have revolutionized development cycles, reducing timelines from months to days while generating millions in cost savings. Under his leadership, his team has built groundbreaking ML/LLM-based compliance automation tools that cut regulatory preparation time by 50% and ensure adherence to stringent FTC requirements.
Prior to his current role, Amit led critical content integrity initiatives at Facebook, developing scalable AI models that reduced harmful content prevalence by 50% across the platform. His expertise extends to revenue optimization, where he led ML teams managing Facebook's $70B advertising revenue stream, implementing privacy-aware solutions and achieving 20% improvements in decision-making metrics.
During his tenure at Microsoft, Amit played a pivotal role in scaling Microsoft Teams from 20 million to 300 million active users during the pandemic, introducing policy packaging and custom templates that enabled seamless enterprise and university adoption. His earlier contributions include pioneering the Azure AI Gallery, leading natural language-powered search innovations for Office 365, and contributing to Bing's 14 billion monthly searches and $12 billion annual ad revenue.
A graduate of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras, with a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Amit holds two patents in ad systems and automated calculations. His technical expertise spans AI/ML model development, distributed systems, NLP, and compliance automation, complemented by proven leadership in managing teams of up to 20+ engineers.
Amit's career exemplifies the intersection of technical innovation and strategic leadership, consistently delivering solutions that operate at internet scale while addressing complex regulatory and business challenges in the evolving digital landscape.