Vasilis Raptakis
About Vasilis Raptakis
Vasilis Raptakis is a Principal Data Engineer at zesty.ai, with extensive experience in software engineering and management across various companies. He has held multiple roles at Shipwire Inc. and has worked in Greece, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Current Role at ZestyAI
Vasilis Raptakis has been serving as Principal Data Engineer at ZestyAI since 2019. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he contributes to the company's data engineering initiatives. His role involves leveraging his extensive experience in software engineering and data management to enhance the company's data capabilities.
Previous Experience at Shipwire Inc.
Prior to his current position, Raptakis held multiple roles at Shipwire Inc., an Ingram Micro Brand. He worked as Engineering Manager from 2015 to 2017, and later as Senior Engineering Manager from 2017 to 2019. He also served as Principal Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer at the same company, accumulating a total of five years of experience in various engineering capacities within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Experience at PROTON BANK
Raptakis began his career at PROTON BANK, where he worked as a Software Engineer from 2003 to 2009. This six-year tenure in Athens, Greece, provided him with foundational skills in software development and engineering practices.
Education Background
Vasilis Raptakis studied at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens from 2002 to 2006. His education laid the groundwork for his career in software engineering and data management.
Work at CustomediaLabs and Experian
In addition to his roles at Shipwire Inc. and PROTON BANK, Raptakis worked at CustomediaLabs as Principal Software Engineer and Engineering Manager in 2010. He also gained experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Experian from 2011 to 2012 in London, United Kingdom, and at Globalstar from 2009 to 2010 in Athens, Greece.