Francesco Cucari
Engineering Manager at Spotify
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Top SchoolFrancesco Cucari is an optimistic engineering manager at Spotify with a decade of hands-on experience building large-scale data pipelines and leading cross-functional teams. He progressed from data engineer to senior data engineer and interim manager before taking his current management role, driving reliability and efficiency on Google Cloud using frameworks like Scio. With advanced degrees in AI and robotics and a background in edge ML research, he blends academic rigor with product-focused engineering. He also founded Dizionario dei Rifiuti, Italy’s first recycling app, demonstrating early entrepreneurial drive and full-stack capability. Based in Milan, he is passionate about coaching, knowledge sharing, and turning complex data problems into practical, scalable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Science High SchoolMaster of Science in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining, Master of Science in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining at Linköpings universitetMaster of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Computer Science, Magna cum laude, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Computer Science, Magna cum laude at Sapienza Università di RomaBS in Engineering in Computer Science and Control Engineering, Ingegneria informatica, 105/110, BS in Engineering in Computer Science and Control Engineering, Ingegneria informatica, 105/110 at University Sapienza of Rome
Italian, English, SwedishGithub contributions (5)
kuka93/artworks-recognition
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
kuka93/lyricsmood
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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