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I enjoy building things to make the world a better place. Also, I like making pizza.


Background
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Experience
  1. SRE Engineer @ Backlight

    Feb 2021 - Present

    SRE Engineer on the WildMoka Platform.

    • Microsoft Azure
    • Kubernetes
    • Helm
    • Prometheus
    • Pulumi
  2. Fullstack Developer @ WildMoka

    Feb 2020 - Present

    Fullstack developer on the WildMoka Platform for automated video production and live streaming.

    • Backend services with Python and Node.js
    • Frontend features in JavaScript
    • Platform integrations and API development
  3. Android Developer @ Telemaque

    Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

    Developed Android applications for an enterprise mobile product.

    • Native Android development (Java/Kotlin)
    • Integration with REST APIs
  4. Software Developer @ Amadeus IT Group

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

    Development of the Rail ticketing platform.

    • C++ backend development for high-performance reservation systems
    • Python scripting and tooling
    • Collaborative Agile environment with international teams
  5. Bioinformatics Research Fellow

    Feb - Dec 2017

    Conducted research in bioinformatics at Politecnico di Torino, producing two published tools:

    • GeneEx — Differential expression analysis tool — R
    • BioSeqZip — NGS redundant reads collapser — C++
    • Coursera Machine Learning Certificate (2017)
    • Participated in Droidcon Hackathon 2017
Education
  1. Master's Degree in Computer Engineering

    2013 - 2016

    Politecnico di Torino

    Graduated with a focus on software systems and algorithms. Thesis in Bioinformatics: pairwise alignment scoring analysis.

  2. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

    2009 - 2013

    Università degli Studi di Palermo

    Foundation in computer science, algorithms, databases, and software engineering. Early web and mobile application experiments during studies.


Feel free to browse my Projects, take a look at my code on GitHub, or reach out on LinkedIn.

Orazio Scicolone
Author
Orazio Scicolone
SRE Engineer with a background in Computer Engineering. Passionate about building things. Currently based in Sophia Antipolis, France.