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Hello, I'm Michele.

I am a Software Engineer passionate about crafting experiences that users love. A physicist turned frontend developer who thrives on turning complex problems into simple interfaces. Based in Espoo, close to the Helsinki area

When I'm not coding, you'll find me on a football pitch, walking through Finnish forests, battling friends over board games, or catching up with them over good food.

About me

With a Master's in Theoretical Physics and a track record of building production React applications across multiple industries, I bring an analytical mindset to frontend engineering that goes beyond the surface. I have a strong focus on building clean, complex user interfaces and have experience taking products from early POC through to customer-facing release, working with technologies including React, TypeScript, Next.js, and GraphQL.

  • Location:Helsinki, FI
  • Nationality:Italian
  • Study:University of Trento, Trento, IT
  • Employment:KONE

Work

Software Engineer

Ritchie Bros.Helsinki, Finland | January 2025 - Present

Frontend engineer on a large-scale marketplace platform, embedded in a cross-functional team responsible for the seller-side experience.

  • Contributed to the redesign and rebuild of the seller portal alongside two other frontend developers. Delivered new pages, asset management views and financial document integration leading to a 75% reduction in internal FinOps support tickets.
  • Developed a custom AI-assisted workflow using dedicated agents to streamline TDD implementation, taking features from Jira tickets and Figma designs through to tested, reviewable code.
  • Collaborated closely with multiple product teams (buyer, search, and others) as well as PMs and designers to ship cohesive, production-ready features.

Technologies: React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, CircleCI

Frontend Developer

KONEEspoo, Finland | February 2023 - December 2024

Lead frontend developer on a six-person cross-functional team, building a web UI to visualise real-time data within a 3D digital twin of a building. Took the product from proof-of-concept to first customer release.
Solved key performance bottlenecks in 3D mesh rendering at scale and implemented live data streaming via WebSocket.

Technologies: React.js, TypeScript, THREE.js, Apollo/GraphQL, WebSocket, AWS

Junior Software Engineer

P3 Financial GroupHelsinki, Finland | October 2021 - November 2022

Joined directly after completing my Master's degree, gaining first professional exposure to full-stack web development in a small team environment. Contributed to two internal applications: a form builder and a data portal.

Technologies: React.js, Next.js, MongoDB, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines under the guidance of senior developers.

Projects

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Junction 2022, “Green code now you must” CGI challengeEspoo, Finland | November 2022

Developed a simple blog website with energy consumption reduction mindset, for a challenge sponsored by CGI at Junction 2022. Our team was composed by three people in total.
Implemented a clean and efficient UI using JavaScript and React.js to cut energy consumption to minimum.
Worked on profiling energy usage from CPU components to maximize energy efficiency.
The project placed second out of the 20+ teams that worked on the challenge.

Education

M.Sc. in Theoretical and Computational Physics

University of TrentoTrento, Italy | September 2018 - May 2021

120 ECTS in “Theory of Fundamental Interactions and Cosmology”

Thesis

Modelling electromagnetic emission from Kilonovae: photosphere and temperature profiles

Developed a predictive computational model to study Kilonovae emissions. The simulations have been coded in Python. Performed results validation using data analysis methods such as regression processes, chi squared tests and autocorrelation computations.

B.Sc. in Physics

University of TrentoTrento, Italy | September 2015 - September 2018

180 ECTS in the areas of quantum mechanic, statistical physics, computational and mathematical methods

Skills

Proficient in
React.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Next.js
CSS/SCSS
GraphQL/Apollo
Jest/RTL
Experienced with
AWS
WebSocket
Python
Figma
Ways of working
AI-assisted development
Agile/Scrum
CI/CD (GitLab, CircleCI)
Code review
Cross-functional collaboration

Michele's strength lies in his tenacity to do the right thing. Whenever he is faced with a problem that he can't currently solve, he will take the time to dig deeper and look for a solution that is correct and efficient. He is never afraid to question technical decisions, and makes it a point to understand something completely before making an opinion of his own. During my time working with him in P3 he showed excellence by picking up unfamiliar things digging his heels and eventually working and owning small to medium sized projects. His presence is refreshing and gives us more senior devs on the team a chance to re-evaluate our established practices, and approach greenfield projects with a fresh set of eyes. Michele, will become a great addition to any organization he will be part of. I will definitely will want to work with him again.

-- Ken-Lauren Daganio

Get in touch.

Feel free to reach out dropping a message in my email, linkedin account or on my phone

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