Joseph Ronca
Lead Software Engineer at Nestdev
Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
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Joseph Ronca is a Lead Software Engineer with 16 years of experience designing modular architectures, improving developer experience, and leading engineering teams to deliver scalable, production-grade platforms. He blends hands-on full‑stack development (C++, TypeScript, PHP, NestJS, React) with platform engineering skills across cloud (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, Kafka and CI/CD automation to optimize performance and reliability. As a technical leader he coaches teams, drives onboarding and productivity KPIs, and has acted as Scrum Master to streamline workflows and gamify developer engagement. He is an active open-source maintainer and contributor—notably to the popular AzerothCore MMO project and a widely used Jekyll-based git-wiki—bringing both core backend fixes and UX-focused full‑stack improvements. Comfortable doing the “off‑the‑shelf” work from prototype to hardened services, he pairs a Domain‑Driven approach and rigorous testing culture (100% unit coverage targets) with pragmatic, business-focused solutions. Based in Haarlem, Netherlands, he also runs and grows large community-driven projects, demonstrating a rare mix of technical depth and community stewardship.
16 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Università degli Studi di SalernoHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Liceo scientifico A. GenoinoHigh School Diploma, Computer Science, High School Diploma, Computer Science at I.T.I.S. B.Focaccia
English, Italian, Spanish, French
Github Skills (32)
markdown10
debug10
javascript10
c-language10
web-application10
permission10
css10
gameserver10
php10
azerothcore10
markdown-it10
github-pages10
front-end-development10
webapp10
jekyll10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
Complete Open Source and Modular solution for MMO
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 releases, 157 reviews, 735 commits in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily contributed to bug fixes and compilation issues within the AzerothCore WotLK repository. Their work involved modifications to core code files, specifically in the ByteBuffer and related headers, as well as changes to spell scripts. They also addressed issues with pathfinding and database integration. Additionally, the user removed legacy code and implemented database-related features to improve the project's stability and performance.
emulatorgameworld-of-warcraftmmorpg-serverscriptdev2
azerothcore/wiki
Feb 2019 - Nov 2022
Wiki for AzerothCore based on Drassil Git-Wiki
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:25 reviews, 215 commits, 37 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Joseph primarily contributed to the AzerothCore wiki by creating and updating documentation. Their work involved adding new pages, such as those related to contributing, testing, and configuration. They also made significant changes to the sidebar, and the stylesheet to improve the navigation and appearance of the documentation. Furthermore, they renamed and updated archived content, and added site verification files.
wikigit-wikiazerothcore
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