Maurizio Cimadamore
Software Engineer at Oracle
Ireland
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Top SchoolMaurizio Cimadamore is a software engineer with 18 years of experience specializing in Java compiler and type-system design, currently shaping the future of the Java language and runtime at Oracle. As a lead of Project Panama and a core contributor to OpenJDK, he implemented critical compiler back-end features like local variable type inference (var) and fixed complex regressions in method reference and lambda handling. His background spans research and industry roles from the University of Bologna and Sun Microsystems to Amazon, combining deep academic training (PhD) with pragmatic production engineering. Based in Ireland, he brings rare expertise at the intersection of language design, compiler implementation, and runtime interoperability. Colleagues rely on him for surgically precise changes in widely used, high-stakes codebases where correctness and backwards compatibility matter as much as innovation.
18 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Master's Degree at University of Bologna
English, Italian
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Github Skills (14)
javas10
type-inference10
compiler-design10
java10
expressions9
lambda9
expression9
lambdas9
jvm8
openjdk7
dagger6
generics6
mvp6
android6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
openjdk/jdk
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
JDK main-line development https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1542 reviews, 1 commit, 102 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Maurizio primarily contributed to the compiler back-end for the OpenJDK/jdk repository. The commits focused on implementing support for local variable type inference, including adding compiler support for 'var' in implicitly typed local variable declarations. Additionally, the user addressed a regression related to method reference type-checking and a bug related to local class creation in lambda expressions. The user's work involved modifying source code files related to the parser and compiler, demonstrating a focus on Java language features.
openjdkjavajvmjdk
openjdk/jextract
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
https://openjdk.org/projects/code-tools
Contributions:512 reviews, 23 commits, 78 PRs in 10 months
code-toolsjavaopenjdk
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