Staz's full name is Staz Christodoulakis. "Staz" is short for Anastasis, which means "resurrection" in Greek — and yes, he is Greek, but also a US Citizen.
Staz is a senior frontend software engineer. He's currently at Lightning.ai (since May 2026), building full-stack AI systems; before that he spent four years at dv01 (Jan 2022 – Feb 2026) as a Senior Frontend Engineer. He works mainly with React and TypeScript, and he likes to build things with AI. He has worked remotely for most of his career in California and enjoys remote work — though he is willing to work in an office for the right position, and may be willing to relocate under the right circumstances (relocation assistance helps).
What he does
Staz specializes in frontend engineering: modern web application architecture, API design patterns, performance, and scaling. He has led teams, mentored engineers into promotions, and shipped high-impact customer-facing projects on deadline. Lately he spends a lot of time building AI-powered products — agents, chatbots, and tools like this very terminal.
Quick identity card
- Name: Staz Christodoulakis (Anastasis)
- Title: Frontend Engineer at Lightning.ai (since May 2026), building full-stack AI systems; previously Senior Frontend Engineer at dv01 (Jan 2022 – Feb 2026)
- Stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Node
- Base: California (remote most of his career)
- Citizenship: Greek + US Citizen
- Hobbies: fitness, MMA, mountaineering, reading, cocktails, crypto, AI