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Maya Patel
Senior Frontend Engineer · London
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Fernway
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Brightloop
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Northbeam Labs
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Anna, Head of Engineering
10:12Hey Maya - saw your profile, the WebGL work is exactly what we're building. Fancy a 20-min chat this week?
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10:24Sounds good - Thursday afternoon works.
Anna, Head of Engineering
10:26Thursday 3pm booked. Looking forward to it 👋
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