Summary
Giovanni Santia is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with 9 years building distributed systems, modernizing legacy platforms, and driving measurable business impact. With an M.S. in Mathematics (algebraic topology) and AI research experience, he favors the messy, complex problems—stabilizing undocumented systems and re-architecting them for scale. He led Ads and Registration platform work that produced $1M+ in incremental revenue and a 10% absolute lift in conversion by cutting errors and latency dramatically. Technically fluent in Java/Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, SQL and AWS, he has architected hybrid auth systems and high-throughput rules engines and optimized petabyte-scale genomic pipelines. Currently stepping into formal team leadership and roadmap ownership after a company restructuring, he combines deep technical craft with a penchant for turning obscure legacy pain points into robust, production-grade services.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) — Computer Science (Coursework & Research), Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) — Computer Science (Coursework & Research), Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Drexel University
Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematics (Algebraic Topology), Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematics (Algebraic Topology) at Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Physics at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
English, Italian