I'm a back-end developer with 5 years of experience building scalable web applications, specializing in fintech infrastructure and payment ecosystems. I continuously strive to reduce complexity and improve performance while delivering reliable, secure systems. I excel at integrating third-party services (PSPs), implementing robust risk management, and optimizing high-volume trading platforms. My strengths include backend architecture, order management, API integrations, and database query optimization. I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy driving measurable business impact through clean, maintainable code.

Giorgio Contenti

I'm a back-end developer with 5 years of experience building scalable web applications, specializing in fintech infrastructure and payment ecosystems. I continuously strive to reduce complexity and improve performance while delivering reliable, secure systems. I excel at integrating third-party services (PSPs), implementing robust risk management, and optimizing high-volume trading platforms. My strengths include backend architecture, order management, API integrations, and database query optimization. I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy driving measurable business impact through clean, maintainable code.

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I’m a back-end developer with 5 years of experience building scalable web applications, specializing in fintech infrastructure and payment ecosystems. I continuously strive to reduce complexity and improve performance while delivering reliable, secure systems.

I excel at integrating third-party services (PSPs), implementing robust risk management, and optimizing high-volume trading platforms. My strengths include backend architecture, order management, API integrations, and database query optimization. I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy driving measurable business impact through clean, maintainable code.

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Italian
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English
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Amharic
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Work Experience

Proprietary trading software engineer at FINTEKNOLOGY LTD - OFP Funding
February 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Led performance and integration improvements for a high-volume fintech platform: reduced order processing latency by 67% (6s -> 2s) via Redis caching, MongoDB aggregation optimization, and targeted refactoring, supporting 30,000+ orders monthly. Integrated external trading platform API with a rule-based risk engine for provisioning and monitoring MT5/cTrader accounts, handling 300+ daily accounts and detecting high-risk patterns. Architected a multi-PSP payment orchestration layer with Nuvei, Paragon, Coinbase and Solidgate for client acquisition, managing $350k monthly across 30,000+ orders. Built affiliate marketing infrastructure with conversion tracking and coupon system, enabling 450 active affiliates generating $172k monthly gross sales and $33.5k monthly fees payouts. Migrated codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript to reduce production bugs by 35% and increased type safety. Implemented Sentry monitoring to fix production data leaks and address 12 critical security vulnerabilitie
Python Developer (Fintech & Compliance) at Quix S.r.l.
February 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Refactored MaxMara Fashion Group's Business Management System to support 4 new market launches, updating configuration, database schemas for country-specific parameters, and localizing logic across 185+ POS systems. Deployed AML compliance infrastructure monitoring €2.3M in daily cash transactions across 15 countries via automated transaction limits and regulatory flagging. Reduced query time by 25% using Python 3 and SQLAlchemy ORM with MySQL, optimizing data models for retail transactions and inventory.
Freelance Web Developer at Italy and Ethiopia
November 1, 2020 - December 1, 2023
Developed full-stack e-commerce solutions generating $1M+ in annual revenue across PuntoVela.it and CartoMix.it, with inventory management and 3+ Shopify integrations. Built a medical inventory management system for Bushulo Pediatric Hospital (Ethiopia) to optimize pharmaceutical stock across hospital operations. Implemented an email monitoring system scanning 20,000+ monthly messages to recover 2,000+ failed deliveries, reducing customer communication gaps by 15%.
IT Specialist at Unione Industriali Torino
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020
Identified inefficiencies in meeting management and delivered an end-to-end web app unifying Zoom and Teams calendars, saving 15+ hours weekly across 300+ users. Designed and deployed a Queue Management System for COVID-19 vaccination centers, managing 28,000+ individuals across 2 hubs in Turin with 500+ daily vaccinations.

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Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics

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