Summary
Marco Castigliego is a senior software engineering leader with 13+ years of experience driving growth, platform and engagement initiatives across high-scale consumer products. Currently Senior Director and Head of Growth & Platform Engineering at Careem (Uber), he has led subscription, loyalty, ad tech and targeting platforms that achieved market-leading conversion and retention metrics. A hands-on manager who rose through engineering and scrum roles, Marco blends deep technical experience in Java, microservices and cloud integrations with strong Agile and CI/CD discipline to scale teams and delivery. He has a track record of turning analytics-driven segmentation and content systems into measurable economic growth and has repeatedly built autonomous, high-performing engineering organizations across startups and global enterprises. Trained at University College Dublin and Oxford in advanced software engineering and data analysis, he combines rigorous technical foundations with practical product impact.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced University Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis Data and Systems Analysis, Advanced University Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis Data and Systems Analysis at University of Oxford
Diploma in Accounting Accounting, Diploma in Accounting Accounting at Santa Gemma Institute
Master’s Degree Master of Science - Advanced Software Engineering, Master’s Degree Master of Science - Advanced Software Engineering at University College Dublin
Italian, French, English