Andrea Benazzo
@andreabenazzo
Engineering manager driving scalable cloud products and high-performing teams.
SwitzerlandWhat I'm looking for
I am an Engineering Manager with 16+ years of hands-on experience leading cross-functional, distributed teams to deliver scalable, production-grade software and measurable business outcomes.
At Pix4D I led a 14-person backend/frontend team, driving a 60% increase in user adoption, 40% runtime efficiency gains, and a 60% reduction in code review time while navigating a 30% company-wide layoff.
At Amadeus I scaled multi-tenant e-retail/API cloud applications from zero to thousands of transactions per second, led cloud migration and architectural transformation, and defined data-driven roadmaps aligned with product and business goals.
I practice servant leadership and cognitive empathy to build resilient, empowered teams that deliver operational excellence, reduce defects and improve customer experience; I seek opportunities to apply strategic leadership to modernize systems and maximize ROI.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
PIManaged a 14-person backend/frontend team for PIX4Dcloud, driving a 60% increase in customer base and enabling 4.8M CHF annual revenue while improving runtime efficiency by 40% and reducing code review time by 60%.
AMLed agile teams for Amadeus Car Rental and Mobility Services, scaling systems to 9K tps and supporting €43M revenue/year while driving cloud migrations and hiring/promoting senior technical staff.
AMOwned development for Amadeus Travel Insurance, reducing production defects from ~30/week to 5/week and reorganizing teams to maintain SLAs during COVID-19 impacts.
AMBuilt test and production environments and drove reliability work enabling growth to 3,300 tps, chaired the Change Control Board and coached SRE teams for follow-the-sun operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
PTPolitecnico di Torino
Master of Science, Computer Engineering, Networks and Distributed Computing
Grade: 103/110
Completed a Master of Science in Computer Engineering with focus on networks and distributed computing, awarded 103/110.
PTPolitecnico di Torino
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
Grade: 95/110
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, awarded 95/110.
Liceo Martinetti, Caluso
High School Diploma, Scientific High School
Completed Scientific High School diploma at Liceo Martinetti in Caluso, Italy.
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