MetaStaff Software Engineer, Meta Superintelligence Labs
Until Present
Works on pre-training infrastructure; previously led generative media infrastructure spanning alignment, data synthesis and curation, automated evaluation and annotation.
Steven Li is a staff software engineer at Meta Superintelligence Labs working on pre-training infrastructure, after leading generative media infrastructure at Meta. He founded Brightroom, acquired in early 2025, and scouts investments for a16z.
Steven Li is a staff software engineer at Meta Superintelligence Labs working on pre-training infrastructure, after leading generative media infrastructure at Meta. He founded Brightroom, acquired in early 2025, and scouts investments for a16z.
Career
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Scout
Until Present
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
github.com
Artifact
A research workspace Steven maintains with contributors, combining paper discovery, document questions, margin notes and shared reviews. Includes source code and setup instructions.
github.com
Lattice
A Python framework Steven maintains for tracing agent actions, evaluating outputs against goals, and finding failures that propagate through workflows.
forbes.com
Interview with Confluent co-founder Jay Kreps
Steven’s 2020 conversation with Jay Kreps on Kafka’s origins, fundraising for a new software category, and converting open source adoption into customers and hires.