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Justin Starks

Observer · DISC type ci
Software Engineer at Meta
📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Justin is a Software Engineer at Meta with a Masters degree in the field from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelors from Cornell University. He has previous experience as an undergraduate researcher at Princeton University and has a background in computational biology, reflecting a strong technical and analytical foundation.

He is deeply supportive of his identical twin brother, Austin, and frequently celebrates the growth of Austins FinTech startup, NexusTrade. The two brothers attended both Cornell and Carnegie Mellon together, having pivoted from a pre-med track to software engineering during their undergraduate studies.

He is a survivor of a major accident in which he recovered from breaking every bone in his face.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Software Engineer
Job Level
Junior
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Justin shows up

Assertive
Example Seeker
Value Driven

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Justin cares about

AI in Finance
He shows great enthusiasm for his brother's FinTech platform, which uses Generative AI for trading, and has contributed to a deep reinforcement learning project for stocks.
Supporting Ventures
He actively champions his twin brother's startup, NexusTrade, publicly celebrating its user growth milestones from its early stages.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Software Engineer
Meta
5-2021 - 8-2021
Software Engineer Intern
Facebook
12-2019 - 5-2020
Software Engineer
Hopscotch
6-2019 - 8-2019
Undergraduate Researcher
Princeton University
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Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2021
Master's degree
Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Cornell University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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