Dossier
Henry Chen
Coverage of Henry Chen in the Nexus archive.
- I went from wedding DJ to Meta engineer, then was laid off after 13 years. My last years there brought constant change.
Henry Chen worked for over 13 years at Facebook and Meta before being laid off in May. He started after working as a DJ, eventually taught himself coding, and rose to become an engineer. His tenure was marked by constant change, shifting priorities, and the increasing use of AI.