I am a technical leader with a strong software engineering background in distributed systems, event-driven systems, and architecture.
Today I work as a Domain Tech Lead at Prima, where I oversee the technical strategy and architecture of the Claims ADA domain, spanning Antifraud, Data, and AI. My work sits at the intersection of architecture, technical strategy, and business needs: helping teams make technical decisions while keeping systems evolvable, reliable, and useful.
Before moving into technical leadership, I spent several years as an Engineering Manager, building and leading teams around Data Management and Machine Learning initiatives and driving the adoption of Data Mesh within the Claims area.
What I focus on
- Designing and evolving architectures for complex, data-intensive applications
- Turning business problems into pragmatic technical strategies
- Building reliable and maintainable distributed systems
- Developing data products that create real business value
- Helping engineering teams make better technical decisions
- Growing technical leaders and fostering strong engineering practices
Operating style
I care about outcomes over hype.
I believe good architecture is less about choosing the most sophisticated technology and more about making the right trade-offs for the problem at hand.
That means:
- clear ownership
- simple solutions where possible
- explicit architectural decisions
- strong engineering discipline
- evolutionary architecture rather than over-engineering
- continuous alignment between technical and business priorities
I am particularly interested in the space where software architecture, data, and AI meet real-world business problems.
Background
I started my career as a software engineer, working primarily on backend systems and distributed architectures.
I later moved into platform architecture and DevOps at Ericsson, where I worked on cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and the migration of large systems towards microservices.
At Immobiliare.it, I worked as a Solution Architect, designing highly scalable and highly available distributed systems.
At Prima, I returned to hands-on software engineering before moving into Engineering Management. I built and led teams focused on Claims Data Management and Machine Learning, worked on Data Mesh and data products, and helped establish engineering capabilities around antifraud and AI.
Today, as a Domain Tech Lead, I focus on the technical and architectural evolution of the broader Claims ADA domain.
Technology
My strongest technical interests are:
- Distributed Systems
- Data Engineering
- Software Architecture
- Event-Driven Systems
- Data Mesh
- Data Products
- Machine Learning
- Cloud-Native Systems
I have worked extensively with Elixir, Python, Rust, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Spark, Databricks, RabbitMQ, and AWS.
I enjoy technology, but I am more interested in the problems it allows us to solve than in technology for its own sake.
Technology as an hobby
Beyond my love for nature, technology also plays an important role in my hobbies. I enjoy exploring and experimenting with new technologies, keeping up with the latest developments, and building things that are genuinely useful — first and foremost to myself.
Over the past few years, I’ve experimented with a wide range of technologies, including ESP32, Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi, NATS.io, local LLMs, personal knowledge bases (EmbeddingGemma 2), MCP servers, and coding agents such as Pi and OpenCode (although I tend to prefer OpenCode).
I’m also passionate about cybersecurity and digital privacy.
Education and certifications
- Professional Scrum Master I (Scrum.org)
- M.Sc. in Networks and Software Technologies, University of Salerno (110 cum laude)
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Salerno (110 cum laude)
Outside work
I find balance in the outdoors. I am a passionate hiker and trekker, and I am rarely seen on the trails without my dog, Mela.
My interest in the mountains extends to climbing and mountaineering, where I appreciate the discipline and focus required by technical terrain. In my quieter moments, I enjoy the creative outlet of photography and the intellectual exploration found in reading.
“Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.” — Edsger Dijkstra