Nick Santaniello
Sr. Product Engineer at GIPHY
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNick Santaniello is a senior product engineer in New York with 11 years of experience building engaging consumer web experiences, currently shipping features and platforms at GIPHY. He led web initiatives like GIPHY Arcade and has owned integrations across developer and partner products (Reddit, Twitch, Chrome, Gmail, Outlook, Zendesk), blending product-minded frontend engineering with systems for distribution. His background spans interactive HTML5 and rich media from roles at Madwell and Google, giving him a strong multimedia and UX sensibility grounded in performance-conscious engineering. Trained in film at UC Berkeley and with an ITP master's from NYU, he brings a creative-first approach to technical product work that helps turn playful ideas—like remixable web games and sticker-driven experiences—into scalable consumer features.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Film Studies at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Professional Studies, Tisch School of the Arts: ITP, Master of Professional Studies, Tisch School of the Arts: ITP at NYU
French
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Github Skills (41)
giphy10
physics-engine8
physics8
javascript7
playback7
api7
rigid-bodies7
web-inspector6
css-animations6
audio6
nodejs6
android6
iphone6
css6
collision-detection6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nicksantan/timejammers
Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:42 commits, 39 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year
nicksantan/VOLLEYGON
Feb 2016 - Jan 2024
Contributions:12 reviews, 65 PRs, 411 pushes in 8 years
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