Francesco Vannini
Director, Software Engineering at Collibra
Brussels Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancesco Vannini is a Director of Software Engineering based in Brussels with an M.Sc. in Computer Science and over 16 years of hands-on experience building and leading engineering teams across enterprise and public-sector projects. He combines deep technical design and backend expertise with proven program and people management—having led large offshore teams, defined technology roadmaps, and delivered a fraud-detection platform used by EU auditors that processes high-value programs with >90% detection accuracy. At Collibra he drives cross-functional alignment between product, UX and engineering to translate business goals into scalable cloud solutions while keeping teams productive and engaged. Known for a direct, emotionally intelligent leadership style, he prioritizes feedback, mentorship and measurable outcomes. Early experience ranges from high-traffic consumer services at Sony to mission-critical integrations for banks and the European Commission, giving him a rare blend of scalability, security and stakeholder diplomacy. He often bridges customer vision and technical execution himself—acting as architect, product owner and delivery owner when projects demand it.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
High school Diploma Scientific education, High school Diploma Scientific education at Liceo Scientifico Alessandro VoltaMaster of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Università di Pisa
English, Italian, French
Github Skills (17)
client-library10
spotify-api10
rust10
spotify10
consumption9
meter9
raspberry8
language-agnostic8
recorder8
audio7
api7
image-processing6
home-automation5
raspberry-pi5
iot5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
francescovannini/ipcam26Xconvert
Oct 2022 - Feb 2025
Simple tool to convert surveillance cameras ".264/.265" files into any a/v format supported by LibAV/FFMpeg.
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 2 years 3 months
francescovannini/truetape64
Dec 2020 - Jan 2022
Accurately dump Commodore 64 tapes by building an inexpensive hardware adapter
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year
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