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Giacomo Sorbi

@giacomosorbi1

Senior software engineer and technical lead focused on performant web systems, mentoring, and scalable architectures.

United Kingdom
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What I'm looking for

I want hands-on engineering roles solving hard frontend and backend problems, in teams valuing performance, testing, mentorship, and scalable architecture.

I am a senior software engineer and technical leader with experience across Fortune 500 companies and early-stage startups, delivering production systems using React, TypeScript, Node.js and modern backend languages. I have bootstrapped products as a first engineer, led cross-border teams, and driven performance and scalability efforts for high-profile clients.

My background includes roles at Toptal, Facebook, Deutsche Bank and multiple startups where I built data‑intensive UIs, implemented server-side solutions, and introduced test-driven practices and strong engineering workflows. I enjoy mentoring, creating training material, and shaping engineering culture while keeping a hands-on role in architecture and code.

I seek challenging engineering problems, opportunities to improve product performance and developer productivity, and environments where I can both contribute individual output and grow engineering teams through coaching and technical leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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University Lecturer

Birkbeck, University of London

Oct 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years)

Designed and delivered an up-to-date web development curriculum; taught HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React and mentored students to build and deliver complex websites and final projects.

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Software Engineer

Dec 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Contributed to a MiFID II-compliant robo-advisory app using React/Redux and Node.js, owned components, improved test coverage and participated in hiring to scale the frontend team.

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Web Developer

MagicWorks

Jan 2015 - Jun 2015 (5 months)

Built Angular.js UIs for embedded music-streaming TV devices and implemented Node.js networking modules with C++ components and test suites using Mocha.

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Frontend Developer

MindGeek

Jul 2014 - Jan 2015 (6 months)

Developed interfaces with HTML and vanilla JS, later integrating with Ember.js, and contributed to biometric-tracking integrations for backend analytics.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Master in Innovation Management and Service Engineering, Innovation Management and Service Engineering

2008 - 2009

Completed a Master in Innovation Management and Service Engineering with focus on finance, innovation, marketing, management and IT.

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Università degli Studi di Firenze

Marketing, Finance and Management

2005 - 2008

Grade: 110/110 cum laude

Earned a degree with coursework in marketing, finance, innovation, management and macroeconomics; awarded 110/110 cum laude.

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Università degli Studi di Firenze

Economics and Business

2001 - 2004

Grade: 97/110

Completed studies in economics, accounting, marketing, business administration and finance; awarded 97/110.

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Liceo Scientifico

Secondary Education Diploma, General scientific and humanistic studies

Grade: 60/60

Completed secondary education with focus on scientific and humanistic courses; final grade reported as 60/60.

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