https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/15/instagram-expects-new-york-to-house-up-to-half-its-engineers.html > Instagram is making its presence known in the Big Apple with its first New York office, where the company plans to eventually house up to 50 percent of its engineering staff. > "We were just finding from a recruiting perspective it's going to be really great to just be able to expand," said Instagram co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Mike Krieger, in a recent interview at the company's New York open house. "It's really competitive in the Bay Area. It's competitive here as well, but I think we're newer here."