Former Meta tech lead shares how he went from DJ to coding before being laid off after 13 years

His return from paternity leave made the transition particularly challenging. Chen was away from work from August 2025 until towards the end of the year.

DJ-turned-Meta engineer laid off after 13 years at tech giant: ‘I was surprised to be affected'

The techie shared that he joined Facebook in 2012 as a contractor and eventually moved into a full-time engineering role before being laid off in May this year.