# Dante Monaldo

> Engineering at Ascend

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dantemonaldo

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Ascend
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Lead Engineer, Founding Team @ Basis
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Engineering Manager @ EarnUp
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ EarnUp
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Co-Founder & CTO @ Pluto Money
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020
A free money management app designed to evolve your actions & aspirations, in college and beyond. Acquired.

Class of 2018 Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars (NYC)
Apple App of the Day 2019

### Software Engineer @ Percepticon Corporation
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Founder @ SwapStuff4Cash
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
A seamless online experience for customers who wish to sell their used or damaged electronics. Cell phones, laptops, and other electronics were purchased, refurbished by SwapStuff4Cash technicians and then sold online. Acquired.

### Full Stack Engineer @ Canine Trade Group
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Seattle University

### De La Salle High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dantemonaldo
- Website: https://www.DanteMonaldo.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-01