Massimiliano Mazzarolo
Director Of Engineering at lastminute.com
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Top SchoolMassimiliano Mazzarolo is a Director of Engineering with 15 years of experience aligning technology with business objectives and leading large-scale modernization efforts, primarily in the travel industry. He combines deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud migrations, and the Java/Kotlin/JVM ecosystem with a track record of designing resilient, scalable architectures. Promoted through technical and leadership roles at lastminute.com—from software architect to Chief Technology Architect and now Director—he focuses on empowering teams and shaping long-term technical strategy. He is a hands-on contributor who has implemented a Scalatra benchmark for the high-profile TechEmpower FrameworkBenchmarks project, demonstrating practical performance and integration skills. Based in Milan and grounded in a physics degree, he brings a methodical, data-informed approach to solving complex engineering and organizational challenges.
15 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
University of Milan
English, Italian
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Github Skills (13)
scala10
application-framework10
app-framework10
scalatra10
web-framework10
benchmark10
benchmarking10
performance-monitor10
performance-analysis10
mysql10
json9
haskell6
java6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TechEmpower/FrameworkBenchmarks
Apr 2013 - Apr 2013
Source for the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Massimiliano implemented a Scalatra-based benchmark for the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project. They developed core components, including database interaction logic, JSON serialization, and request handling. Key contributions included the creation of database query objects, controller endpoints for JSON and database requests, and integration with the MySQL database. The user's work established the Scalatra implementation within the broader framework benchmark suite.
techempowerframeworkbenchmarkperformancebenchmarks
m20o/shopping-cart
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:34 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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