I am a Backend Software Engineer focused on building scalable APIs, microservices, cloud-native, and SaaS solutions. Driven by a passion for Cybersecurity, Zero Trust and SSDLC, I am dedicated to driving innovation by exploring and applying new technologies such as LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Performance Engineering and DLT.
Currently, I am deepening my expertise in Go (Golang) as my core focus, recognizing its potential for building high-performance applications across the full backend lifecycle, while also exploring Rust for its performance capabilities — with a view to enhancing my understanding of how performance can impact backend applications (from a coding perspective). Alongside this, I integrate SAST practices at the programming language level, while also working to expand my knowledge of design culture, CI/CD, deployment in distributed and cloud environments, and delivery practices.
- 🎓 M.Sc. in Computer Science - Network systems and security at University of Catania (dmi unict)
- 🍂 Previously worked as a researcher in Cyber security and DLT (Distributed Ledger Technologies)
- 🚀 I’m learning: CKAD - Kubernetes Application Developer, Mastering Go, RESTful Web Services, and Flask & Python
- ☁️ Exploring modern stack and deployment technologies on cloud environments.
- 🛡️ Focus on Static Application Security Testing (SAST) to identify vulnerabilities early in the SDLC.
- ☸️ Interested in Container Orchestration for automating deployment, scaling, and management of applications.
- 📊 Exploring Performance Benchmarking (via Benchmarks Game and TechEmpower) and following DB-Engines for database trends.
- 🌐 Collaborator on Open Source projects like Bandit
- 🤝 Looking to collaborate on Open Source projects related to Cyber security
- 💬 Active in communities related to Golang, Java, Python, and Cyber security.
- 📖 Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
- 📖 Secure Programming with Static Analysis by Brian Chess and Jacob West
- 📜 Secure Programming HOWTO by David A. Wheeler
- 📜 Goto Fail, Heartbleed, and Unit Testing Culture by Mike Bland, published on MartinFowler.com
- 📜 Design Docs at Google by Malte Ubl
