Tim Worboys

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Engineering Manager, Reality Labs, Developer Infrastructure at Meta

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Tim is an Engineering Manager at Metas Reality Labs, focusing on developer infrastructure. He previously was a Senior Manager at Apple, where he scaled a team to 70 engineers focused on machine learning model delivery. A University of Waterloo graduate, Tim is also a Conscious Business certified leader with expertise in improving engineering efficiency.

Outside of his tech leadership roles, Tim is deeply involved in professional advocacy as a board of directors member at IEEE-USA. He demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion by having founded and chaired the organizations committee on Diversity in the US Workforce.

Unique fact: Tim holds a patent for a "Centralized Flexible Deployment System. "

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Values Relationships

Assertive

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Topics They Care About

Developer Productivity
A core focus of his leadership roles at both Apple and LinkedIn, where he led organizations dedicated to improving developer efficiency and tools.
Scaling Tech Teams
He has a proven track record of growing teams, notably scaling his organization at Apple from 4 to 70 members, including multiple layers of management.
ML Model Delivery
His senior role at Apple specialized in creating the platform for delivering machine learning models to all Apple devices, a critical infrastructure component.

Media Appearances

Tim has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Engineering Manager, Reality Labs, Developer Infrastructure at Meta
3-2020 - 5-2024
Sr Manager, Developer Platform - Model Delivery & CI/CD at Apple
1-2017 - 12-2017
Member, Board of Directors at IEEE-USA: The Organization for U.S. IEEE Members
9-2016 - 3-2020
Sr Manager, Software Engineering at LinkedIn
8-2014 - 9-2016
Manager, Software Engineering at LinkedIn

Education

2007 - 2012
Bachelor of Applied Science from University of Waterloo
2003 - 2007
Ontario Secondary School Diploma from Wellington Heights Secondary School

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Insights For Selling To Tim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation

DONT's

  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tim is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tim

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tim move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Tim take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Tim

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