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Taylor Hughes

Co-Founder, CTO at Hypernatural

Taylor Hughes has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. They are currently the Co-Founder and CTO at Hypernatural since February 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Software Engineer at hughes.dev llc from April 2022 onwards.

In 2021, Taylor worked at Clubhouse as a Software Engineering "Manager," where they were involved in trust and safety, privacy, and internal tools. They designed and architected the first scaled content review system and created the privacy engineering team.

From 2017 to 2022, Taylor held various roles at Facebook, including Engineering Manager in the News Feed Integrity group and later as a Staff Software Engineer. They played a significant role in fighting misinformation and improving the quality of conversations on the platform. Additionally, they built Forecast as part of the NPE Team.

At Google, from 2016 to 2017, Taylor worked on Firebase growth products in the Developer Product Group following the LaunchKit acquihire. Their contributions aimed at making life easier for mobile developers.

Before that, Taylor was the Co-founder and CTO of LaunchKit from 2015 to 2016, where they built a suite of mobile development tools and APIs. They also co-founded Cluster Labs, where they built and launched the Cluster app for private groups to share photos and videos.

Taylor's career started at YouTube in 2010 as a Senior UX Engineer, where they played a vital role in launching new features and coordinating sitewide design changes. Prior to that, they worked at Nemean Networks as a Senior Engineer, designing and building the user interface and infrastructure for honeynet-powered IDS appliances.

Overall, Taylor Hughes has a strong professional background in software engineering, product development, and co-founding startups, with experience in various leadership roles and a focus on improving user experience and platform integrity.

Taylor Hughes attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. However, no specific details are available regarding the start year, end year, degree name, or field of study.

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