Davide Palma is an IT consultant and C++ software developer with 10 years of experience, currently working with ALTEN and Amadeus on internal products. He combines strong academic credentials—a summa cum laude master's in Computer Engineering—with hands-on project leadership from coordinating regional social projects to embedded hardware/software prototypes. Davide contributes to open-source tooling for WhatsApp backup formats, having improved crypt15 support and Java object deserialization in a security-adjacent repository. Colleagues describe him as curious, reliable and patient, skills he honed managing teams and handling regulatory reporting. He seeks a stimulating environment that offers autonomy and room for technical growth.
10 years of coding experience
Laurea triennale, Computer Science, 108/110, Laurea triennale, Computer Science, 108/110 at Università degli Studi di Bari
Laurea Magistrale LM, Computer Engineering, 110 su 110 con Lode, Laurea Magistrale LM, Computer Engineering, 110 su 110 con Lode at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Diploma, Scientifico, 100 e Lode, Diploma, Scientifico, 100 e Lode at IIS Federico II
Manage WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:2 releases, 9 reviews, 133 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Davide primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and maintainability of the `wa-crypt-tools` repository, which is centered around managing WhatsApp backup files. They implemented improvements in the key file parsing logic, including deserialization of Java objects, and incorporated support for crypt15 files. The user also improved the code, refactored the project structure, and optimized existing features to enhance performance and compatibility, resulting in better functionality for users.
Contributions:66 pushes, 3 branches, 1 tag in 9 months
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