Besnik Picori is a pragmatic software engineer with 10 years’ experience building and operating backend systems, currently helping Lemonade expand into Europe by architecting API integrations and breaking a monolith into scalable microservices. He brings deep language versatility—Node.js, Java, Ruby, Go—and a DevOps-first approach with Docker, Kubernetes and Linux to ensure reliability, security and automated rating systems for insurance products. Previously a lead engineer, he introduced agile practices, led multiple product teams and owned build/release and high-availability infrastructure. A hands-on mentor and stickler for quality, he pairs disciplined engineering habits with a continual learning mindset and a taste for elegant simplicity. Based in Amsterdam, he combines product-minded collaboration with practical operational experience across both startups and larger platforms.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës
Contributions:12 commits, 6 PRs, 9 pushes in 3 years
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