10/20/2025 updated

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Senior Data Engineer

Catania, Italy
Only remote
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Catania, Italy
Only remote
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

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About me

Passionate, creative, and sociable Data Engineer with ~6 years of experience in Data Engineering, specializing in the Mar-tech and Telecom industries. Big Data developer focused on bridging the gap between technology and business.

Apache AirflowAmazon Web ServicesAutomationTest AutomationMicrosoft AzureBig DataCloud ComputingComputer ProgrammingDatabasesContinuous IntegrationInformation EngineeringData InfrastructureExtract Transform Load (ETL)Data ManagementData QualityDevOpsDistributed Data StoreGitHubApache HadoopHadoop Distributed File SystemApache HBasePython (Programming Language)PostgreSQLMaintenanceMySQLParadigmsQuality ManagementQuery OptimizationSeleniumSQL DatabasesTestngSchedulingTestingApache SparkPySparkFunctional ProgrammingRestful ApiData PipelineJenkins
Apache Spark
Advanced expertise in Apache Spark for big data processing and analytics, including PySpark implementation and optimization of data pipelines handling 2TB of data per day

Cloud Computing
Comprehensive experience with Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms for scalable data infrastructure and ETL pipeline development

Python Programming
Proficient Python development skills for data engineering applications, testing frameworks, and automation solutions

Apache Airflow
Implementation and maintenance of workflow orchestration and scheduling systems for data pipeline automation

Hadoop Ecosystem
Experience with Hadoop, HDFS, Hbase, and related big data technologies for distributed data processing

Database Technologies
Expertise in SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL for data management and query optimization

Scala Programming
Development experience in Scala for Apache Spark applications and functional programming paradigms

CI/CD and DevOps
Implementation of continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and automated testing frameworks

Data Quality and Testing
Design and implementation of automation testing suites using TestNG, Selenium, and Rest-Assured for quality assurance

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2024

Languages

EnglishFluentItalianNative speaker

Project history

Contract Senior Data Engineer

Adevinta
Contributed to major company-wide restructuring project focusing on migration and redesign of critical data infrastructure components. Designed new scheduling architecture to migrate data products from legacy orchestration tool to Apache Airflow and built CI/CD pipelines.

Senior Data Engineer

Opensignal
Worked in the Metrics Squad delivering reliable network performance metrics for telecommunications customers. Developed scalable, high-quality pipelines ensuring accurate, replicable, and easily discoverable metrics for Analysts, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders.

Data Engineer

Neodata Group S.R.L
Responsible for developing the main company product, the Data Management Platform, a technology for advertisers, broadcasters, and online audience monetization. Worked on on-premise cluster using Hadoop, Apache Spark, MySQL, Microsoft Azure, and other technologies.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Neodata Group S.R.L
Responsible for designing and implementing Automation Testing Suite. Built regression tests as safety net for continuous cycle of releases using Jenkins for CI, TestNG as testing framework on Java, and Selenium and Rest-Assured.

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