Engineering Executive • React Foundation • Product Builder
Seth Webster — Engineering Executive, React Foundation Executive Director, and Product Builder.
20+ years leading teams at the frontier of developer experience. Head of React at Meta. Founding Executive Director of the React Foundation. Builder of next-generation AI interfaces and developer tooling.
Years leading teams
20+
React org growth
35 → ~70 engineers
React Native releases
4× cadence
Flagship launches
React Compiler & DevTools
Currently
Executive Director, React Foundation
Stewarding governance, funding, and sustainability for the React ecosystem.
Timeline
A people-first journey across React
Executive Director, React Foundation
Stood up the foundation’s governance, funding architecture, and global outreach so React can thrive for the next decade.
Launched sustainability initiatives, RIS scoring, and CoIS meetups.
React Compiler & Developer Tooling
Directed the ship that delivered React Compiler, refreshed React DevTools, and reset the bar for DX across Meta and the community.
Kept React fast while welcoming AI-powered workflows.
Scaling the React Organization
Grew the React org from roughly 35 to 70 engineers while maintaining focus on people-first leadership and high trust rituals.
Quadrupled the React Native release cadence.
Head of React at Meta
Took on React’s stewardship at Meta, relaunched React Conf, and accelerated the ecosystem for builders everywhere.
20+ years of leadership focused on helping ideas ship.
Focus
Grounded leadership across DX, AI, and open source
Developer Platforms
Led React at Meta, relaunched React Conf, and modernized the tooling stack so builders can move from idea to production faster.
AI Interfaces
Pairs React’s ergonomics with AI-forward workflows to unlock new product surfaces for teams shipping assistants, copilots, and automation.
Open Source Ecosystems
Executive Director of the React Foundation with a mandate to align governance, funding, and community stewardship.
Testimonials
Direct, pragmatic, and deeply human
“Seth is the rare engineering executive who is both deeply technical and deeply human. He gives teams the clarity to ship and the space to grow.”
Product founder
Developer tools startup
“When we needed to align governance, funding, and community momentum, Seth created a system we could trust. Pragmatic, direct, and grounded in stewardship.”
Open-source partner
Global OSS ecosystem
“Every conversation ends with a concrete next step. Seth’s leadership philosophy keeps people-first culture and long-term velocity in the same room.”
Engineering lead
High-growth AI platform
Advisory & Board Work
Partnering with developer-first companies
I help leadership teams align strategy, governance, and execution for developer platforms, AI interfaces, and OSS ecosystems.