Val Antonini
Technical Lead at Paypa Plane
Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolVal Antonini is a technical lead and Go enthusiast based in Queensland, Australia, with over a decade of experience building web and distributed systems and leading engineering teams. Currently leading platform development at Paypa Plane, he has progressed through hands-on roles from software engineer to technical lead, repeatedly bridging full-stack delivery with DevOps practices. His background includes spatial and workflow systems for mining at Deswik, medical research applications, and commercial distributed services, giving him a strong grounding in both domain complexity and production reliability. Val pairs pragmatic engineering with tool-focused ergonomics—Neovim power-user and advocate for developer velocity—helping teams ship faster without sacrificing maintainability. Fluent in Japanese and experienced in cross-cultural contexts, he brings clear communication to technically complex projects. Known for combining technical depth with coaching, he excels at turning messy requirements into testable, scalable systems.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering and Data Communications, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering and Data Communications at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)JLPT level N1, Japanese and Software Engineering, JLPT level N1, Japanese and Software Engineering at Seikei UniversityJLPT level 1, Japanese, JLPT level 1, Japanese at TCC Language SchoolSt Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
Japanese, English
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Github Skills (46)
algorithms10
uploader10
drag10
uploads10
filter10
file-upload10
pathfinding10
csharp10
tagging9
multiselect9
testing9
tdd9
vue9
binding9
game-development9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
valantonini/AStar
Jan 2015 - Sep 2022
A 2D A Star (A*) pathfinding implementation in C# focused on ease of use
Contributions:169 commits, 7 PRs, 104 pushes in 7 years 10 months
a-stargame-developmentfocusedcsharpease-of-use
valantonini/Promethean
Sep 2018 - Oct 2022
Contributions:76 commits, 42 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 2 months
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