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About
I started with curiosity. A CS degree from Verona, a lot of self-taught tools, and the drive to understand how things actually work — not just how to make them run. My first real team job taught me that readable code isn't just a nicety: it's the difference between a codebase that scales and one that breaks you. Clean Code and Clean Architecture landed at the right moment.
I spent about ten years in the DevOps world — building pipelines, containerizing systems, moving infrastructure into code. Then I moved deeper into backend engineering, found DDD, and started treating software as a language for domains, not just a set of instructions. Now I'm a Tech Lead at RedCarbon, where I lead a team of developers building an AI-powered cybersecurity platform — and still write code every day.
The shift to leadership changed something: I care less about my own code and more about the team's trajectory. If we don't all grow, the company doesn't.
What you learn, you must share.
Knowledge shared is not knowledge lost — it's knowledge multiplied.
This is why I speak at conferences, organize OS Day, write, teach, and try to make open source communities actually work. You learn from others; you owe it back.
Stack
Technologies
- //GoPrimary language. Production microservices, two GOLab talks.
- //KubernetesPlatform engineering backbone. Multiple conference talks, KCD Italy speaker.
- //FluxGitOps operator of choice. Dedicated talks at KCD, DevOps Day, Incontro DevOps.
- //gRPCMicroservices communication at RedCarbon.
- //TypeScript / Next.jsProduct frontend. What this site is built with.
- //PulumiInfrastructure as code. Code-first approach over config-heavy alternatives.
Methodologies & approach
- //DDDDomain-Driven Design. Modeling complex domains — GOLab 2024 talk on Go + DDD.
- //TDDDiscipline built through Clean Code and Clean Architecture. Non-negotiable.
- //GitOpsDeclarative infrastructure. State lives in Git, not in someone's head.
- //DevOps cultureCI/CD, IaC, developer experience as engineering leverage. ~10 years background.
- //Agile / team leadershipGrowing a team, not just shipping features. If we don't all grow, the company doesn't.
Full hardware + software setup → /uses
Experience
- ├Tech Lead← currentJan 2026 — Present
Tech lead for the development team building an AI-powered cybersecurity platform. I still write code every day — the role is about helping the team move faster and grow, not stepping back from engineering.
- └Software EngineerSep 2022 — Dec 2025
Backend engineering on a Go microservices platform. Kubernetes, GCP, gRPC, Next.js. Grew into the tech lead role from here.
- └DevOps EngineerAug 2020 — Sep 2022
Last-mile delivery platform. AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Datadog. Focus on reliability and observability.
- └IT InstructorJan 2021 — Apr 2021
Freelance instructor. Wrote and delivered courses on IaC, DevOps practices, and Cloud Security.
- └DevOps EngineerDec 2017 — Aug 2020
Industrial automation software. Built CI/CD pipelines, containerized legacy systems with Docker, C#.
- └Software EngineerNov 2016 — Sep 2017
Internship turned first job. Embedded systems, Qt, iOS, C++. Where engineering got serious.
Education
Community
Yearly open source conference in Florence, Italy. 500+ attendees, international speakers — and completely free. Students, early-career developers, anyone without a budget: everyone can come. Knowledge should be open and accessible to all. That's not a tagline, it's the reason this conference exists. There's an enormous amount of invisible work behind every edition — and that's exactly why it matters.
Visit →International open source community. 20k+ people across Europe. Built from scratch, still growing.
Visit →GOLab, KCD Italy, WeAreDevelopers World Congress, DevSecOps Day, Incontro DevOps Italia and more. Concrete talks, honest about tradeoffs.
See talks →Codemotion courses on DevOps, IaC, Cloud Security. Workshops at community events. Knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied.
What I'm exploring
Working inside a cybersecurity company changes how you think about every line of code. The field is moving fast and there's no standing still — I'm deep in it daily at RedCarbon.
Model hosting, MLOps, vLLM on Kubernetes. AI is changing how software is built and I want to understand the infrastructure layer — not just use the APIs.
What I'm doing right now → /now
Beyond the code
I play futsal and follow Hellas Verona — home games included.
American-style long cooks, sous vide, and underrated cuts. Favourite: skirt steak (diaframma) — cheap, flavourful, unbeatable.
RPGs and action-adventure. Loved: Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda BotW & TotK. Also a lifelong Pokémon fan.
Collecting for a couple of years. Building the Pokédex in rare and full-art variants. It's an obsession disguised as a hobby.
Board game collector. Currently playing a D&D campaign — and writing one to DM soon.
Hontai Yōshin-ryū. White belt — still figuring out how to fall correctly.
Everything from Linkin Park to De André, Eminem to Hans Zimmer. I go to concerts whenever I can — saw LP live in 2025.
Playlist →I travel to learn. Japan was a dream — I'll go back. Asia draws me most: temples, art, religion, and food I'd never stop to think twice about trying.
Fantasy and action. Lord of the Rings is untouchable. Grew up with Harry Potter. The occasional anime binge or documentary at midnight.
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