A. Gia Antoniades

A. Gia Antoniades

A. Gia Antoniades

Backend Engineering | Scalable Systems & Distributed Services | Ruby, Python, Go | Ex-Fastly, Early High-Growth SaaS Start-Up to IPO

Backend Engineer with an education in writing, bringing structured thinking and clear communication to complex engineering challenges. Skilled at debugging, designing scalable APIs, and making architectural decisions that balance speed, security, and long-term growth.

Experience

Ad Hoc LLCStaff Software Engineer

2025 — Now

2025 — Now

Remote (San Francisco & Los Angeles)

Ad Hoc LLCSenior Software Engineer, Backend, Veteran's Administration Lighthouse API Platform

2024 — 2025

2024 — 2025

Remote (San Francisco & Los Angeles)

Ruby | Rails | Python | Kubernetes | Helm | Docker | CI/CD | REST | API Development

Ad Hoc LLCSenior Software Engineer, Backend, Veteran's Administration Vets-API Platform

2023 — 2024

2023 — 2024

Remote (San Franciso & Los Angeles)

Ruby | Rails | TypeScript | React | Kubernetes | API Development | GitHub Actions | CI/CD

FastlySoftware Engineer, Backend, TLS Certificate Management

2021 — 2022

2021 — 2022

Remote (San Francisco & Los Angeles)

TLS Certificates | DNS | OpenSSL | GoLang | Ruby | Rails | Sinatra | REST APIs

FastlySoftware Engineer, Backend, Identity & Access Management

2018 — 2021

2018 — 2021

Initial public offering (FSLY) in May 2019

SAML | SSO | RBAC | MFA | GoLang | Ruby | Rails | REST APIs

Education

The New School

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)