Summary
Francesco Vigo is a seasoned engineering leader and Distinguished Engineer turned Director of Engineering in the Office of the CTO at Palo Alto Networks, with 15+ years blending hands‑on development, systems architecture and go‑to‑market technical strategy. He has deep, cross‑domain expertise in networking, security, virtualization, cloud and IoT, and a rare VMware VCDX‑NV credential that underscores his system‑level design chops. Francesco moves fluidly between building prototypes in Python/Go/NodeJS/C and shaping product and partner integrations, translating customer use cases into technical roadmaps and compelling technical marketing. He’s equally experienced in presales, solution consulting and cost/impact analysis, making him a trusted advisor to customers and partners. Based in Milan, he combines rigorous engineering discipline with strong documentation and communication skills, and a personal drive to learn something new every day.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Telecommunication Engineering, M.S. Telecommunication Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Diploma di Maturità Classica Classical and Ancient Studies, Diploma di Maturità Classica Classical and Ancient Studies at Liceo Ginnasio G. Berchet
Italian, English