John Lotito is a seasoned software engineering leader with 12 years of experience building mobile and backend systems, now serving as VP of Software Engineering at Gravity after seven years as a Principal Software Engineer on Outlook Mobile at Microsoft. He brings deep Android expertise from leading engineering roles at GroupMe and Microsoft, paired with a quantitative mindset honed through early-career work in automated trading and quantitative equity systems. Comfortable at the intersection of product and platform, he has moved between startups and large enterprises to deliver performant, user-focused systems at scale. With an MS in Financial Engineering and a BS in Computer/Electrical Engineering, he blends rigorous math-driven problem solving with pragmatic software architecture. Based in New York, he is particularly adept at translating complex backend requirements into reliable mobile experiences—a skill shaped by his unusual path from finance-focused engineering into consumer mobile.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer / Electrical Engineering, BS Computer / Electrical Engineering at Manhattan University
MS Financial Engineering, MS Financial Engineering at Fox School of Business at Temple University
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John Lotito - VP Of Software Engineering at Gravity