Alessandro Barzanti
Alessandro Barzanti

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Actively looking · Member since 25 Nov 2025
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Location
Italy
Desired salary
from 70 USD/hourly
Work preference
Full Time
Experience level
Not set

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering scalable, production-ready web applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, and cloud-native architectures such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. My expertise lies in modern TypeScript-based stacks, API-first development, and serverless systems. I am passionate about exploring cutting-edge technologies, currently focusing on LLM integrations and AI-enhanced user experiences using TypeScript and the Vercel AI SDK.

Throughout my career, I have led engineering teams and projects that improved system efficiency, enhanced user engagement, and delivered high-quality software solutions on time. I have a strong background in fintech, entertainment, and cloud-based product development, with a proven track record of managing releases and maintaining high uptime.

I thrive in remote contract roles within high-impact product teams, where I can contribute to building modern cloud and AI-enhanced applications. I enjoy architecting scalable frontend and backend systems, designing CI/CD pipelines, and integrating complex APIs and cloud services.

My experience spans leading teams, rewriting legacy systems for better performance, and delivering multiple new features and websites using shared design systems. I am committed to improving development velocity and reducing inconsistencies through process improvements and design system adoption.

I am eager to bring my skills and leadership to innovative projects that leverage AI and cloud technologies to create exceptional user experiences and scalable solutions.

Skills

11 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Lead Full Stack Engineer NewDay

Lead engineer for internal and third-party fraud/dispute case software in the fintech sector. Planned and executed a complete system rewrite, contributing to ~20% processing efficiency improvement. Led a team of 4 engineers; delivered 15+ new features on time. Oversaw 12 major releases and 50+ minor updates; maintained 99.9% uptime.

Lead React Engineer Ambassador Theatre Group

Engineering Lead for the Catalogue team, improving velocity and shipping US sales sites with a shared design system. Improved team velocity by ~15% via process refinements. Delivered 6 new US sales websites in 12 months using a shared design system, cutting development time ~50%. Planned and maintained a company-wide design system adopted by 4 teams, reducing UI inconsistencies by ~30%.

Senior/Lead Frontend Engineer UsTwo

Led frontend team delivering a complex beta platform ahead of schedule with real-time features. Delivered beta 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Built scalable frontend architecture supporting thousands of concurrent users. Implemented real-time matchmaking and chat; targeted ~40% engagement uplift.

Co-CTO Scale8

Co-led product from concept to open-source and commercial cloud solution (#5 Product Hunt of the Day). Architected/implemented UI with strong usability feedback. Designed CI/CD with GitHub Actions; cut deployment times ~25%. Engineered TypeScript + InversifyJS backend with GraphQL; integrated BigQuery, Stripe, S3. Built multi-product subscription payments and invoicing.

Senior Software Engineer Arqiva

Contributed to Freeview Play; modernised infra with AWS serverless, cutting costs and improving scalability. Adopted AWS Lambda for serverless migration; improved scalability and cut costs ~30%. Delivered multiple time-critical features for manufacturer testing.

Senior Full Stack Developer UK Contracting (Multiple)

Senior Full Stack roles across LifeWorks, Venatus, Ogilvy.

Software Engineer Various

Early career roles as a Software Engineer in Italy.

Education

Learning history

Universita di Bologna

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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