Roberto Aloi is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience, currently at Meta in Stockholm, known for deep expertise in Erlang/OTP and backend systems. He led engineering and community efforts at Klarna, progressing from senior engineer to engineering manager while championing Erlang adoption across teams. A key contributor to the widely used erlang_ls language server, he implemented core server-side features like code completion and navigation, improving IDE support for the Erlang ecosystem. Roberto combines strong academic credentials (master’s with honors in Computer Engineering) with hands-on consulting and tooling experience, including building tryerlang.org during a university KTP. Colleagues value him for bridging developer experience, robust system design, and pragmatic leadership. Outside work he balances technical focus with life as a father, which he cites as a core part of his identity.
16 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Graduation (100/100), Humanistic, Graduation (100/100), Humanistic at Liceo Regio Statale F. Maurolico
Diplome, Humanistic, Diplome, Humanistic at Liceo Classico Statale V. Emanuele II
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Linköping University
Bachelor's Degree (110/110), Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Degree (110/110), Computer Engineering at Università di Catania
Contributions:56 releases, 246 reviews, 1236 commits in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Roberto implemented core features for the Erlang Language Server, including code completion and navigation capabilities. They primarily worked on the server-side implementation using Erlang, utilizing libraries such as `erl_syntax` and `beam_lib`. The user's contributions involved creating new data structures, handling requests, and integrating with the Erlang code base to provide enhanced IDE support.
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