Tony Gentilcore
Co-founder Head Of Product Eng at Glean
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolTony Gentilcore is a seasoned software leader and co-founder with 16 years of experience building high-performance web and search products, currently serving as Head of Product Engineering at Glean. He blends hands-on engineering—still writing code regularly—with product leadership focused on AI-driven knowledge discovery and fast user experiences. Previously a Senior Staff Engineer at Google, he led the Chrome Speed Team and contributed to Fuchsia and web platform standards, bringing deep expertise in frontend performance and large-scale product launches. Tony has a history of founding and shaping startups, shipping React/PWA mobile clients and novel developer platforms, and even took a six-month world trip while consulting on prototypes—evidence of both curiosity and practical resilience. Based in San Francisco, he combines technical depth in performance engineering with a founder’s instinct for category-defining products.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Saint Louis University
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Github Skills (200)
mobile-development10
windows10
libvpx10
lame10
gmp10
svg10
google-maps10
fontconfig10
javascript10
use-http10
gnutls10
app-framework10
skiasharp10
webkit10
sdk10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
other-xyz/other.js
Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:72 commits, 9 PRs, 43 pushes in 6 months
feature-platform
tonygentilcore/nerdbirder
Oct 2017 - Jan 2024
Contributions:63 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
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