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Matteo Parussini

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I’m a Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of backend experience, with the last several years focused on building scalable, distributed systems in Go across cloud-native and microservices environments.

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I’m a Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of backend experience, with the last several years focused on building scalable, distributed systems in Go across cloud-native and microservices environments.

  • 13 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • ItalianFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianAdvanced
  • EnglishAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Gaming
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 6 roles

Senior software engineer · FreelanceNov 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Design and build Golang backend services using REST and gRPC APIs, supporting distributed cloud infrastructure; integrated OpenAI APIs and payment gateways (Stripe, Helcim) ensuring secure and efficient communication; improved system throughput and latency via database query optimization and algorithmic tuning; developed CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS) and automated testing suites (unit, integration with TestContainers) to ensure production reliability; contributed to observability enhancements using structured logging and performance monitoring.

Senior software engineer · Derivco SportsJan 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

Design and development of backend services in Go within a microservices architecture supporting distributed cloud infrastructure; owned end-to-end delivery — design, testing, deployment, monitoring, and performance tuning; integrated NAT S messaging, implemented caching, and improved logging and telemetry with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Prometheus; mentored engineers and promoted engineering best practices in code quality, performance, and observability.

Senior Consultant · Amido (now Ensono)Oct 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

Enabling digital transformation across large-scale projects for enterprise clients including IAG and Screwfix; collaborated with stakeholders to define technical requirements, provide backend architecture consulting, designed and delivered scalable, secure, and cloud-native backend platforms; built API integrations, IAM/IDAM systems, and data ingestion services with emphasis on performance and maintainability; mentored engineers, improving code quality, testing, and overall delivery efficiency.

Consultant · Amido (now Ensono)Oct 2017 – Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Software Engineer · BC SGMar 2015 – Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Software Engineer · Idealista.comFeb 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

Education

Master Degree in Telecommunications Engineering · University of Padua, Italy2001 – 2008

Certifications and awards

Google Cloud Machine Learning - European IT Certification (EITC)2025 – 2026
Go, Docker and Kubernetes training - Ardan Labs2022 – 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate2021 – 2026
Professional Data Engineer2020 – 2026

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