Luca Benini
Software Developer at Snap-on Equipment
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Top SchoolLuca Benini is a seasoned software developer with 10+ years of experience building PC and embedded systems, specializing in parallel programming, GP-GPU, SWAR, and real-time/safety-critical software. Currently at Snap-on Equipment, he blends low-level system programming in Assembly, C and C++ with test-driven approaches and mission-critical reliability. His background includes mathematical modelling and embedded development for medical and industrial clients, reflecting a strong ability to translate complex requirements into robust implementations. An active contributor to open-source testing efforts (notably improving Jellyfin’s unit test coverage and organization), he brings disciplined QA and automation practices to production codebases. A self-starter and collaborative team player, Luca pairs enthusiasm and clear communication with a persistent drive for innovation and excellence. Based in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he often bridges academic rigor from his University of Bologna degrees with practical, hands-on engineering.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Economics, High School, Economics at Istituto Tecnico Commerciale Renato SerraUniversity of Bologna
English, Italian
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Github Skills (10)
jellyfin10
asp-net10
net10
dotnet-new10
dotnet10
csharp10
xunit10
dotnet-core10
test-automation10
testing10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jellyfin/jellyfin
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:1 review, 6 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Luca primarily focused on enhancing the test suite for the Jellyfin project. Their commits demonstrate the implementation of dynamic unit tests to validate the `BaseItemKind` conversion, ensuring correct `ClientTypeName` return for `PlaylistsFolder` and other base item descendants. Further contributions involved moving and reorganizing tests within the project's structure, reflecting a focus on test quality and organization. The code changes primarily revolve around test code, using xUnit for testing framework.
cmsdotnetphpcsharpvideo
lbenini/node-frotz
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 18 days
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