I am a software engineer with a broad background in backend and frontend development, cloud computing, and IoT. I build reliable REST APIs, dashboards, and automotive infotainment components, and I enjoy working across the full stack from Node.js to React and Kotlin. My work spans automotive, industrial automation, and education platforms. Besides coding, I am a published author, translator, and educator. I translated several key Python and JavaScript books into Italian, contributed to technical publications, and authored articles and a book on Applied AI with LLMs. I thrive in collaborative teams, mentor colleagues, and love turning ideas into practical, user-friendly software.

Furio Piccinini

I am a software engineer with a broad background in backend and frontend development, cloud computing, and IoT. I build reliable REST APIs, dashboards, and automotive infotainment components, and I enjoy working across the full stack from Node.js to React and Kotlin. My work spans automotive, industrial automation, and education platforms. Besides coding, I am a published author, translator, and educator. I translated several key Python and JavaScript books into Italian, contributed to technical publications, and authored articles and a book on Applied AI with LLMs. I thrive in collaborative teams, mentor colleagues, and love turning ideas into practical, user-friendly software.

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I am a software engineer with a broad background in backend and frontend development, cloud computing, and IoT. I build reliable REST APIs, dashboards, and automotive infotainment components, and I enjoy working across the full stack from Node.js to React and Kotlin. My work spans automotive, industrial automation, and education platforms.

Besides coding, I am a published author, translator, and educator. I translated several key Python and JavaScript books into Italian, contributed to technical publications, and authored articles and a book on Applied AI with LLMs. I thrive in collaborative teams, mentor colleagues, and love turning ideas into practical, user-friendly software.

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Language

Italian
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English
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Work Experience

Software developer at ItalDesign Giugiaro Spa
June 30, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Developed Android app components for Volkswagen Group vehicles' infotainment systems using Jetpack Compose and Kotlin, managed CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket and Jenkins, and created unit tests. Worked on car infotainment systems for Porsche car manufacturer, creating and refactoring Angular components with RxJS, solving backend problems, creating REST APIs, and database interaction using Node.js, Nest.js, MySQL, and Redis. Led a development team coordinating activities, tickets, brainstorming sessions, and code reviews. Executed hardware maintenance including software updates and problem solving.
Software engineer at Balearic Dynamics
June 30, 2022 - July 31, 2025
Developed a Node.js, Express, MySQL, and React web application for industrial plastic-injection plant data collection and visualization. Created a GPS-based robot patrolling system for FIFA football pitches with backend and UI components. Built an audio synthesizer for Raspberry Pi using Python and PyAudio. Developed multiple IoT and embedded Linux device applications. Created a drone prototype to record environmental data and transmit it via Bluetooth LE for machine learning analysis. Published several full stack applications integrating cloud and IoT technologies.
Technical editor and software developer at Hoepli Spa Italian publisher
December 31, 2020 - July 31, 2025
Authored, edited, translated, and curated technical books and publications for Hoepli Spa, including Apple-related materials. Evaluated and selected IT and programming books and wrote software code and website content since 2010. Translated more than 70 technical IT and programming books. Focused on software development and technical editing specializing in IT between 2009 and 2020.
Editorial Director at Finson Spa
December 31, 2009 - July 31, 2025
Developed the publishing division by creating six editorial series and over ten magazines focused on Internet, programming, IT, and B2B sectors between 2004 and 2009.
Product Manager at Finson Spa
December 31, 2004 - July 31, 2025
Managed products for the Foreign Office including software selection, evaluation, and localization for the Italian market. Created Windows setup procedures and DVD GUI interfaces from 2002 to 2004.
Journalist at Publishart
December 31, 2002 - July 31, 2025
Created IT and programming articles, translated US and UK technical articles, translated books, and managed the Italian branch of Adobe’s website www.adobe.it between 2000 and 2002.
Software Developer at Nim Lik ASD
August 1, 2025 - Present
Developed a web app add-on for an education platform to manage memberships and teacher subscriptions via QR codes. Built with React (Next.js), Node.js, and Supabase; deployed via a Vercel CI/CD pipeline.
Android App Components Developer at ItalDesign Giugiaro Spa
June 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
HMI-SDK Team: development of Android app components for vehicles' Infotainment systems; used Jetpack Compose and Kotlin; refactoring legacy XML layouts; collaborated with Figma for UI; CI/CD with Bitbucket and Jenkins; unit tests.
Software Engineer - MIB3 Team at ItalDesign Giugiaro Spa
March 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Development and refactoring of car infotainment systems for European luxury brands; Angular components with RxJS; CI/CD with Bitbucket and Jenkins; performance analysis; stack trace analysis; REST APIs and DB interaction (Node.js, Nest.js, MySQL, Redis); hardware maintenance; led a team, code reviews.
Software Engineer at Balearic Dynamics
June 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025
Web application in Node.js, Express, MySQL and React; CRUD operations; dashboard; data collection and visualization.
Technical Editor & Software Developer at Hoepli Spa (Italy)
January 1, 2020 - October 8, 2025
Author, technical-editor, translator, and curator for IT and programming editions; translated and edited over 70 technical books; website and software development work.
Editorial Director at Finson Spa
January 1, 2009 - October 8, 2025
Led publishing division; created six editorial series and more than ten magazines focused on Internet, programming, IT, and B2B.
Product Manager at Finson Spa
January 1, 2004 - October 8, 2025
Product Manager for Foreign Office - Selection, evaluation, and localization testing of software for Italian market; created Windows setup procedures.
Journalist at Publishart
January 1, 2002 - October 8, 2025
Content creation for IT and programming magazines; translation of US/UK technical articles; webmaster for the Italian Adobe site.
Software Developer at Nim Lik ASD
August 1, 2025 - Present
Developed a web app add-on for an education platform to manage memberships and teacher subscriptions via QR codes. Built with React (Next.js), Node.js and Supabase; deployed via a Vercel CI/CD pipeline. Implemented membership management, QR-based authentication flows, and teacher subscriptions; collaborated with design and QA to ensure accessibility and performance.
Software Engineer at ItalDesign Giugiaro Spa
June 1, 2025 - October 8, 2025
Led development for automotive infotainment systems as part of the MIB3 and HMI-SDK teams. Refactored Angular components with RxJS, analyzed service performance, and authored unit tests. Implemented backend services and DB interactions (Node.js, Nest.js, MySQL, Redis). Built Android app components for vehicle head units using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and prepared pixel-perfect UI with Figma. Oversaw CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, Jenkins) and mentored a team of developers, coordinating tickets and code reviews.
Software Engineer at Balearic Dynamics
June 1, 2022 - October 8, 2025
Developed a web application in Node.js, Express, MySQL and React for CRUD operations and dashboard visualization in industrial plastic-injection plants. Documented code with JSDoc and delivered across IoT devices. Contributed to a FIFA robotics project: a robot patrolled a pitch and logged GPS coordinates of depressions, with data displayed in a React UI. Created an audio synthesizer in Python with Tkinter for Raspberry Pi and contributed to multiple IoT/Linux embedded applications.
Technical Editor & Software Developer at Hoepli Spa (Italian publisher)
January 1, 2020 - October 8, 2025
Author, technical editor, translator, and curator for IT and programming titles. Evaluated and selected books; translated more than 70 technical books into Italian; maintained Apple-related publications; developed websites and full-stack software projects since 2011.
Editorial Director at Finson Spa
January 1, 2009 - October 8, 2025
Built the publishing division, created six editorial series and more than ten magazines focused on Internet, programming, and B2B.
Product Manager at Finson Spa
January 1, 2004 - October 8, 2025
Product Manager for Foreign Office - Selection, evaluation, and testing of software to be localized and sold in the Italian market. Created Windows setup procedures.
Journalist at Publishart
January 1, 2002 - October 8, 2025
Content creation (articles) for IT and programming magazines; translation of US/UK technical articles; webmaster for the Italian branch of Adobe’s website: www.adobe.it.

Education

High school diploma at ITCG Baratta di Voghera
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1995
Computer Engineer Degree Course (not completed) at Università degli Studi di Pavia
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Computer Engineer Degree (not completed) at Università degli Studi di Pavia
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
Computer Engineer Degree Course (not completed) at Università degli Studi di Pavia
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025
High School Diploma with specialization in land surveying at ITCG Baratta di Voghera
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Qualifications

Applied AI with LLMs (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - October 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other

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