Luca D.-Freelancer Backend Developer
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Freelancer Backend Developer
Finative
- Collaborating with stakeholders and business teams to define requirements, plan activities, and align technical solutions with business goals.
- Designing and developing event-driven scalable backend solutions using Java and Spring Boot (Java 8–21).
- Building and integrating RESTful APIs for various applications.
- Managing cloud infrastructure and services, including AWS (SQS, SNS, S3, API Gateway) using CloudFormation.
- Deploying and orchestrating microservices with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Optimizing system performance and reliability through performance/load testing (JMeter, Gatling).
- Developing and managing Adobe Experience Manager sites/commerce/tags areas, custom tools, AWS service integrations (SNS), workflow generations, custom logs, Groovy scripts, Sling exporter, ACLs, templates (static/editable), preprocessor.
Senior Backend & Full-Stack Engineer
Deloitte Digital
- Implemented backend services using Java (REST service integrations) and Spring Boot (Java 8–21).
- Containerized applications with Docker and deployed on Kubernetes.
- Managed AWS services (SQS, SNS, S3, API Gateway) via CloudFormation templates.
- Performed performance and load testing using JMeter and Gatling.
- Developed frontend components with JavaScript/HTML/CSS (jQuery, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Flexbox, Sass).
- Built full-stack Adobe Experience Manager solutions, including Apache HTTP Server (Dispatcher), i18n, HTL, custom logs, ACLs, and static/editable templates.
Backend Engineer
IrisCube Reply
- Developed backend microservices using Spring Boot.
- Built SOAP and REST services.
- Utilized IBM Integration Bus (IIB) toolkit and Adobe LiveCycle.
- Implemented batch processing streams and shell scripting.
- Worked with PL/SQL for database operations.
Founding Partner
Wiplen srls
- Developed an Android smartphone application and corresponding web application for cashback against local entrances.
- Handled bureaucratic aspects of company management.
- Collaborated effectively within a team.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, and Operations.
Summary
Senior Backend Developer specialized in Java, Spring Boot and cloud-native architectures on AWS. Strong focus on event-driven systems, performance, and scalable microservices. Actively working on AI/LLM integration, including RAG pipelines and local LLM inference.
Skills
- Backend: Java 8–21, Spring Boot, Rest Apis, Feign
- Testing: Junit 5, Mockito, Wiremock, Testcontainers, Cucumber, Codeceptjs (Puppeteer)
- Performance: Jmeter, Gatling
- Cloud & Devops: Aws (Sqs, Sns, S3, Api Gateway, Dynamodb), Docker, Kubernetes
- Observabuility: Micrometer, Prometheus, Grafana
- Aem (Adobe Experience Manager): Sling Models, Htl, Dispatcher, Apache Http Server, Osgi, Workflows
- Event Driven Architecture: Sqs, Sns, Eventbridge, Asynchronous Microservices, Message-Based Integrations, Distributed Workflows
- Ai/Llm Integration: Rag Pipelines, Vector Search, Embeddings, On-Device Llms (Ollama + Mistral)
- Frontend (Supporting Skills): Html5, Css3/Sass, Javascript, Jquery, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Flexbox
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Education
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Master's degree · Computer software engineer · Modena, Italy
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Bachelor's degree · Computer software engineer · Modena, Italy
Certifications & licenses
Master Java Unit Testing With Spring Boot & Mockito
Udemy
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Luca is based in Correggio, Italy.
Luca speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), English (Advanced).
Luca has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Luca has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Luca may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Luca would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelancer Backend Developer, Senior Backend & Full-Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer.
Luca's most recent position is Freelancer Backend Developer at Finative.
In recent years, Luca has worked for Finative and Deloitte Digital.
Luca is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
Luca is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Operations.
Luca has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
Luca has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Luca holds a Master in Computer software engineer from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and a Bachelor in Computer software engineer from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Luca has 3 certificates. These include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Master Java Unit Testing With Spring Boot & Mockito, and Scrum Master Certified.
The availability of Luca needs to be confirmed.
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