When countries began to implement social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, people around the world embraced live video in new and innovative ways - attending worship services, connecting with customers, checking in with friends and family and much more. In this presentation, the Facebook Live engineering team will take a look back at this unique time and share how they rapidly adjusted to changing user behavior in the face of the global pandemic.

On March 6, Facebook closed its global offices and employees began working from home. It was the start of the largest remote work experiment ever created. This presentation will provide an inside look at how we enabled our engineers to take on this unprecedented challenge from their home and how this moment will shape tech innovation moving forward.

This panel discussion will explore how our global engineering team immediately came together as one at the start of the pandemic. Through it all, Facebook wasn’t just “keeping the lights on.” Our team was ushering in the future of work, uncovering cutting edge ways to make our infra more resilient and efficient, and looking around corners at the future challenges that await us.