Summary
Francesco Bonaci is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years’ experience building platform and developer experience at fast-moving startups, currently on sabbatical after leading platform initiatives at Marshmallow. He specializes in backend systems, Kubernetes-deployed microservices, and CRM/gamification platforms, having been the go-to domain expert for player engagement and retention at Casumo. Known for bridging technical and business conversations, he routinely translates product needs into maintainable architectures and clear post-mortems. He combines hands-on coding, mentoring and on-call reliability with a knack for small but impactful quality-of-life improvements across observability and infrastructure. Based in Amber Valley, UK, he also brings early-career experience in cross-border team leadership and developer tooling from Ixaris. Colleagues describe him as consistently reliable and willing to go the extra mile, whether for a production incident or to boost team morale.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Software Development, Bachelor’s Degree Software Development at Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology
Secondary Education Certificate, Secondary Education Certificate at San Anton School
Maltese, English