Summary
Anthony Garo is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-scale, resilient streaming and backend platforms, currently shaping data infrastructure at Disney Streaming. He brings deep expertise in Scala, functional programming, Apache Spark, and AWS from roles leading engineering teams and migrating monoliths to microservices across media and retail domains. Anthony has repeatedly delivered durable, high-performance data systems—often coordinating cross-functional teams and owning operational reliability for client-facing products. Based in New York, he pairs hands-on coding with leadership, having led a team of 11 engineers at WW and driven platform standards for streaming data. Outside of work he’s a self-described chocolate connoisseur, a small but telling detail that reflects curious, refined tastes and a penchant for craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
Cardinal Hayes High School