Monica Lin

I’m a product designer who untangles complex systems, builds sharp solutions with code, and obsesses over craft and storytelling. At Meta, I led design for onboarding and education across all VR devices, shaping 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 & design for a 0→1 way to teach novel VR interactions

VR Setup Tutorial, Meta2025-26

Redesigned the final onboarding step, from story to visuals

Meta AI Help Layer, Meta2025-26

Designed VR’s first AI help experience while mapping 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

Coded it to wait for the Korean verb, which can flip meaning

Mobile Onboarding, Meta2024-25

Co-designed account setup and device pairing in companion app

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM2021-22

Simplified how companies import data to train their AI