Monica Lin

I’m a product designer who untangles complex systems, builds sharp solutions with code, and shapes stories through obsessive craft. At Meta, I was the design lead for onboarding and education across all VR devices, defining every user’s first experience.

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PreviouslySenior Designer at MetaUX Intern at IBM & TableauUX Intern at IBM, TableauMeta, IBM, &
Tableau
EducationColumbia University, M.S. & B.S.Computer Science & Psychology

A fact about me: Every time I notice the clock is at 11:11, I make a wish.In 8th grade, I wrote poetry for 100,000 Instagram followers and published a book.I was born in Vienna and lived in 4 countries by high school.My childhood dream was to be Secretary-General of the United Nations.I became a Twitch Partner in 2 months.I care more about a food’s texture than its taste.I live by Adlerian psychology.My favorite essay is “This Is Water.”

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Product Education System, Meta2024-26

Led strategy and design for a 0→1 way to teach novel spatial interactions

VR Setup Tutorial, Meta2025-26

Redesigned the final step of onboarding, from story to visuals

Meta AI Help Layer, Meta2025-26

Designed VR’s first AI help experience and mapped user language to system terms

Finetune, Personal Project2026

Built Figma-style controls to polish vibe-coded sites live in the browser

Live Korean–English TranslatorLive Korean Translator, Personal Project2025-26

Built an iOS app voice to translate Korean with fewer pauses

Mobile Onboarding, Meta2024-25

Co-designed account setup and device pairing in Quest's companion app

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM2021-22

Simplified how companies import data to train their AI