I'm Davide Danna, a senior software engineer with 15+ years designing scalable backend systems, mentoring distributed teams, and delivering high-quality applications through comprehensive testing and automated CI/CD pipelines in remote-first environments. I excel in full-stack architecture, taking a backend-first approach to ensure scalability from databases to Vue/React UI. I collaborate with enterprise clients to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions, leading distributed teams with async-first communication and a strong emphasis on testing, quality culture, and DevOps practices.…

Davide Danna

I'm Davide Danna, a senior software engineer with 15+ years designing scalable backend systems, mentoring distributed teams, and delivering high-quality applications through comprehensive testing and automated CI/CD pipelines in remote-first environments. I excel in full-stack architecture, taking a backend-first approach to ensure scalability from databases to Vue/React UI. I collaborate with enterprise clients to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions, leading distributed teams with async-first communication and a strong emphasis on testing, quality culture, and DevOps practices.…

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I’m Davide Danna, a senior software engineer with 15+ years designing scalable backend systems, mentoring distributed teams, and delivering high-quality applications through comprehensive testing and automated CI/CD pipelines in remote-first environments.

I excel in full-stack architecture, taking a backend-first approach to ensure scalability from databases to Vue/React UI. I collaborate with enterprise clients to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions, leading distributed teams with async-first communication and a strong emphasis on testing, quality culture, and DevOps practices.

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Skills

Experience Level

JavaScript
Expert
Vue.js
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
HTML5
Expert
Laravel
Expert
React JS
Expert
PHP
Expert
CSS
Expert
Docker
Expert
AWS
Expert
Bootstrap
Expert
Java
Expert
MySQL
Expert
AngularJS
Expert
Selenium
Expert
Redis
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
MariaDB
Expert
GitHub
Expert
C#
Expert
.NET
Expert
WordPress
Intermediate
Microsoft SQL
Intermediate
Stripe
Intermediate
VMware
Intermediate
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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Full Stack Engineer (Wordpress) at Freelance
September 1, 2025 - Present
Developed and maintained full-stack WordPress solutions for e-commerce and creative portfolios, integrating Stripe for payments, implementing advanced shopping cart logic (session persistence, tax calculation, inventory synchronization), and achieving 40% load-time reduction through caching, CDN, and database optimizations.
Senior full-stack developer at Gaia AG
March 31, 2024 - July 25, 2025
Developer role in a digital healthcare company contributing to the development of third-party audit certified software products for both B2B and B2C. Worked using Agile frameworks such as Kanban and Scrum with daily delivery, dedicated test teams, and a full CI pipeline using Github and Docker. Led an international team of up to 10 persons. Technologies included PHP (Laravel), MariaDB, Vue, Angular, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, GitHub, and Docker.
Senior Full-Stack Developer at Gaia AG
April 1, 2020 - March 1, 2024
Contributed to broca®, the proprietary expert system platform powering 70+ CE-marked digital therapeutics, and an internal CRM. Enhanced unit and integration testing with a TDD approach; implemented code coverage analysis with PHPUnit and SonarCloud; adopted full CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker; AWS S3 for cloud storage; frontend work with VueEx; E2E testing with Selenium across the frontend stack.
IT Engineer / Consultant at Multiple clients
March 31, 2020 - July 25, 2025
Full-stack software developer, IT analyst, network specialist, and integration specialist for various projects both on-site and remote. Technologies used included PHP, MySQL, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and GitHub.
IT Engineer at Freelance (Various Clients)
May 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020
Full-stack developer, IT analyst, network specialist, and systems integration for multiple projects. Highlights include WordPress-based B2C e-commerce sites (R2G Free srl) with payment gateway integration and back-office logistics tooling; and a JAVA/J2EE full-stack portal (RGI Group spa).
Team lead developer / IT engineer at Themis srl
March 31, 2018 - July 25, 2025
Research and development role focusing on metrology hardware and software solutions for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and food supply environments. Covered project manager and senior developer roles, managing teams of up to 5 persons. Responsibilities included team management, recruitment, budget planning, delivery schedules, and software certification processes following FDA regulations. Also worked as an Agile instructor. Technology stack included Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, AngularJS, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, GitLab, VMware, and CentOS.
Senior IT Engineer at Themis srl
September 1, 2014 - March 1, 2018
Lead Engineer for a healthcare R&D project for blood testing laboratories and remote monitoring of medical devices; co-designed and developed OVL (Open Virtual Lab), a cloud platform for secure remote management deployed across 30 facilities; configured secure remote access and led DevOps improvements including CI/CD with GitLab.
IT Engineer / Consultant at Multiple clients
August 31, 2014 - July 25, 2025
Worked with different clients on-site and remotely to develop web and mobile applications, including WordPress e-commerce B2C websites, JAVA/J2EE applications, Android applications for facilitated communication, chat modules for social media sharing, and WAP mobile applications for broadcasting data. Technologies used included PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Web API, JAVA, Play Framework, Cordova, SQL, noSQL (CassandraDB), .NET, and SVN.
IT Engineer at Freelance
May 1, 2012 - August 1, 2014
Delivered full-stack solutions and DevOps practices for diverse clients; notable projects include Associazione Facile ONLUS (Android prototype) and eDintorni srl (web plugin chat module with NoSQL).
Junior Software Developer at Interno3 srl
September 1, 2009 - April 1, 2012
Refactored and maintained key projects for a growing web agency; contributed to the Lavoricreativi portal handling up to 300k daily visits.

Education

Bachelor’s degree at Politecnico di Torino
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2009
High School degree at Liceo Scientifico P. Martinetti di Caluso
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2002
Bachelor's degree in IT Engineering at Politecnico di Torino
January 11, 2030 - June 22, 2026

Qualifications

Mikrotik User Meeting
March 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017
First Certificate in English (FCE)
October 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures
August 1, 2023 - June 22, 2026
Conducting Penetration and Security Tests
August 1, 2023 - June 22, 2026
MikroTik routers programming training
March 1, 2017 - June 22, 2026
First Certificate in English (FCE)
February 1, 2008 - June 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Life Sciences, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Media & Entertainment
    giuseppebisceglia.com | Portfolio for a film director

    Built a high-performance portfolio website for a professional film director. Implemented a background video player, advanced CDN optimization for multimedia content, lazy loading, and image compression to ensure smooth user experience on variable connections. Focus on visual impact and load performance across devices.

    elplanesnotenerplan.com — E-commerce WordPress

    Designed and developed a full-stack WordPress e-commerce solution for a creative business. Integrated Stripe payment processing with advanced cart logic including session persistence, tax calculation, and inventory synchronization. Optimized site performance achieving a 40% reduction in page load time through CDN implementation, caching layers, and database query optimization.

    OVL (Open Virtual Lab) - Remote Control Certified solution for healthcare devices

    Co-designed and developed OVL, a proprietary cloud platform for secure remote management of medical devices across 30 hospital and food-safety facilities (500 daily accesses at peak). Extends VPN with multi-user concurrent access, cross-platform support (Android, iOS, Windows) and on-demand sessions. GDPR compliant with digital signature traceability and centralised control panel. Delivered prototype to production in 12 months, €300k budget, team of 5.