# Will Wilson

> Will Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of Antithesis, a Northern Virginia software-testing company founded in 2018. A mathematics graduate who worked at FoundationDB, Apple and Google, he is pursuing deterministic simulation as a way to discover and reproduce difficult software failures. He also writes about debugging, data structures and company culture.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Antithesis
- **Organizations:** Antithesis, FoundationDB, Apple, Google
- **Education:** BA, Mathematics and Philosophy, Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Antithesis to bring deterministic simulation testing to existing software systems., Worked on distributed database systems at FoundationDB, Apple and Google., Led Antithesis through its February 2024 public launch.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Joined FoundationDB as a software engineer and worked on deterministic simulation testing.
- **2015** — Joined Apple following its acquisition of FoundationDB.
- **2016** — Moved to Google as a software engineer.
- **2018** — Co-founded Antithesis with Dave Scherer.
- **2024** — Antithesis publicly launched in February after more than five years in stealth; announced $47 million in seed funding.
- **2025** — Announced the Founder Package in April and a $105 million Series A led by customer Jane Street in December.
- **2026** — Published essays on preserving company culture and on skiptree data structures; appeared on Signals and Threads.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Antithesis to bring deterministic simulation testing to existing software systems.
- Worked on distributed database systems at FoundationDB, Apple and Google.
- Led Antithesis through its February 2024 public launch.
- Antithesis announced a $105 million Series A led by Jane Street on December 3, 2025.
- Published technical explanations using Super Mario Bros. to demonstrate automated state-space exploration.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Sean T. Allen published a personal account of knowing Wilson for years and then joining Antithesis.
- **2026-04** — Published What are skiplists good for?, explaining a skiptree approach used at Antithesis.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on Jane Street’s Signals and Threads to discuss testing, deterministic simulation and AI-generated code.
- **2026-03** — Published A fighting retreat, sharing a letter about preserving company culture during growth.
- **2025-12** — Antithesis announced a $105 million Series A led by Jane Street, an existing customer.

## Links

- Website: https://antithesis.com/author/will-wilson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-wilson-330276112/

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