Summary
Andrea Ferrante is a data-driven software engineering leader based in Zurich with nine years of experience bridging financial engineering, data science, and platform delivery. Currently Director of Software Engineering at UBS after progressing from Associate Director of Data Science, he brings a pragmatic blend of quantitative rigor from a Master's in Financial Engineering and hands-on Python expertise ("Tame the Python!") to build production-grade analytics and tooling. His background includes roles across banking and asset management where he translated complex financial requirements into auditable, scalable systems. Known for insisting on evidence over intuition, he combines consultancy-honed stakeholder management with engineering leadership to operationalize models and accelerate data-informed decision making.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Financial Engineering, Master's degree, Financial Engineering at Politecnico di Milano