Summary
Anton Naumenko is a sustainability-driven VP of Engineering based in San Francisco with 14 years of hands-on leadership in scaling SaaS and marketplace systems. At thredUP he has built and led multiple founding teams and new ventures—most notably launching Resale-as-a-Service used by 50+ major brands and running a dropshipping business as a GM, directly tying engineering work to P&L outcomes. He grew supply-side engineering from a team of 3 to a global organization, directed an R&D office through COVID and the 2022 invasion, and currently oversees infrastructure and platform efforts that cut spend while improving reliability. A former founder and CTO who bootstrapped a Rails services company to $2M ARR and scaled engineering to 40 people, Anton blends product, operational rigor, and go-to-market experience. His academic background in Semantic Web (PhD-level work) informs a systems-first approach to complex integrations and data-driven marketplaces. Known for stepping into both strategic and hands-on roles, he consistently aligns sustainability initiatives with profitable, scalable tech execution.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., B.Sc., Computer Science, M.Sc., B.Sc., Computer Science at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Ph.D., Semantic Web, Ph.D., Semantic Web at University of Jyväskylä
English, Ukrainian, Russian, Finnish