Kelly Lampotang
Senior iOS engineer with strong product intuition, known for influencing roadmap and leading ideas from 0→1 to launch across multiple Instagram surfaces
Featured Work
Spotify x Notes Music Integration
Led a year-long partnership with Spotify to display currently streaming music on Notes.
Birthday Notes
Proposed and built Instagram’s first successful birthday product (increasing Instagram teen birthday sharing opt-in rate by 8X)
Notes iPad Readiness
Led Notes’s iPad readiness, refactoring legacy phone-only layout assumptions and migrating our surfaces to support responsive, dynamic screen sizes for Instagram’s iPad launch.
Creator Subscriptions
Founding iOS engineer on Instagram Creator Subscriptions, taking the product from 0→1 and building core flagship features for the U.S. launch
About
I’m a Senior iOS Engineer based in San Francisco, currently building social products at Instagram. My work has spanned Instagram Notes, Creator Subscriptions, and Stories, with experience shipping 0→1 launches, high-visibility partner integrations, and polished mobile experiences at global scale.
I bring a product-minded approach to engineering: translating ambiguous ideas into pragmatic technical plans, partnering closely with design and product, and building iOS systems that balance performance and craft.
Outside of work, I enjoy skiing, surfing, and also run my own floral business, Floralgal Kel .