Summary
Fabrizio Bonavita is a technical advisor and hands-on engineering leader based in Berlin with roughly nine years of focused experience in building and scaling distributed systems, database infrastructure, and AI integrations. He built Qdrant Cloud from zero to production as VP of Engineering & Product and now prototypes rapidly at Qdrant part-time to validate product/market fit. Known for blending architecture, product strategy, and implementation (Golang/Python/data infra), he advises startups and scale-ups on architecture reviews, scalability, and AI-driven product strategy without seeking full-time executive roles. His background includes leading engineering growth at ResearchGate and building customer-facing IoT and streaming platforms at Crate.io, giving him a rare mix of deep technical design and product-facing delivery. An underrated strength is his habit of staying hands-on during advisory engagements, producing fast proofs-of-concept that de-risk larger engineering investments.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science, Computer Science at FernUniversität in Hagen
Akademie für Kommunikation