Summary
Francesco Panina is a CTO and engineering leader based in Milan with over a decade of experience building data-intensive, high-availability systems and machine learning solutions. He has led architecture, ML model design (risk classification and credit scoring), and big data processing on AWS for startups focused on phone-number intelligence and audience analytics, while also driving cost optimization and Kubernetes/Ansible orchestration. Known for blending hands-on engineering with team coaching, he promotes XP, BDD/TDD practices, and cross-team open-source releases to raise code quality and velocity. His background includes deep expertise in web crawling, legacy refactoring, and productionizing TensorFlow models with SageMaker—an uncommon mix that helps bridge research models to scalable, real-world services.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of Milan
Italian, English