Authors

Alejandro is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience. He has worked extensively as a Software Engineer, specialising in mobile development. His expertise spans Java/Kotlin, Objective-C/Swift, JavaScript/TypeScript, and software engineering best practices. Alejandro currently contributes as a Software Engineer on our App team.

Alessandro is our Head of Platform Engineering. His primary responsibility lies in overseeing the strategic direction and execution of the Platform Engineering area.

Alessandro is the Chief Research Officer and the Chief ML Scientist at lastminute.com group. He is managing various teams, including Strategic Analytics.

Alexis a senior software engineer with 10+ years of experience. He has a strong knowledge of backend (using a lot of different languages) and frontend (web and mobile) development.

Alvaro is a Software Quality Assurance Engineer. He works in our QA team to ensure our products are well tested.

Christian joined lastminute.com in 2017, as an Engineering Manager and now leads a big team of engineers across different countries. Passionate about web technology, he has +20 years of experience in the field.

Corrado is the Operations Director at lastminute.com, with nearly two decades of tenure overseeing Tech and Product development. Having been part of the Group since its inception, Corrado has an in-depth understanding of both the company and the industry. He began his career as a Software Engineer and has steadily advanced to his current role, currently sitting in the Group's Leadership Team.

Cristina is a Software Quality Assurance Tester with over 10 years of experience. She is passionate about testing and continually seeks to deepen her knowledge, particularly in automation.

Daniela is an experienced Product Manager, responsible for the product evolution of the My Area and post-sales services.

Emanuele is a Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in telecommunication networks. He is passionate about pragmatic Functional Programming and is particularly interested in tackling challenges like scaling software development and managing complexity through tools such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), modularisation, clean code, and CI/CD.

Fabio has over a decade of software engineering experience building and designing scalable applications and high-traffic distributed systems.

Fabrizio is a Software Developer with 15+ years of experience. He specialised in mobile application development, computer graphics and web development. He ❤️ computers 💻, music 🎸, tattoo, videogames 👾 and drawing ✏️. He is also the maintainer of this blog 👷‍.

Fabrizio is a principal Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience. He works on the back-office website used by operators to manage reservations, the order management system, and the web services exposed to our meta search partners for flight searches.

Felice is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He began as an Android developer and later expanded his frontend and backend skills. He currently works as a Software Engineer in the Service Management Area, focusing on customer care. His expertise includes Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, and software engineering practices. Outside work, Felice is a ❤️ loving dad and husband, an aspiring artist🧑‍🎨, and a dedicated callisthenics athlete🏋️.

Francesco is a Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience. He specialises in mobile application development and backend development.

Giancarlo is one of our principal Software Engineers. He is also an internal trainer for High-Quality Software, TDD, Refactoring Legacy Code and one of the co-founders of the Ticino Software Craft Meetup.

Giulia is an experienced Service Manager in Information Technology, reporting directly to the Platform Engineer Area Director. An ITIL® 4 Certified specialist, she excels at navigating dynamic business requirements and challenging environments.

Giuseppe is a Product Engineer with 10+ years of experience. He specialises in object-oriented programming, particularly in JAVA, with a strong focus on enhancing performance and scalability. He's currently working in the transportation supply domain.

Luca is a Software Engineer with a proven track record in software testing automation.

Luca is an experienced Software Development Team Lead with 25+ years of experience in the internet industry. He is skilled in Java, Kotlin, Agile Practices and Methodologies.

Luigi is a Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience. At lastminute.com, he primarily writes code in Java and Kotlin while also pursuing his passion for software architecture and DevOps practices.

Marco is a Mobile Software Developer at lastminute.com, having joined the App Team in 2019. He is passionate about Apple and iOS development 📱, always focused on creating exceptional user experiences. Fun fact: you can quiz him about SwiftUI or Taylor Swift!

Massimiliano is our Chief Architect. Despite 25 years of experience he’s still obsessed with software architecture and development. He lives in Milan (Italy).

Massimo Vailati is leading our SREs teams as Senior DevOps Engineer Manager. He is contributing to process adjustments, scalability enhancements, and the adoption of new technologies, fostering a closer collaboration between SREs teams and among all the key stakeholders.

Matteo is Software engineering research scientist with a background on software metrics, static analysis, complex networks analysis, refactoring, anomaly detection, monitoring and testing.

Michele is one of our IT Service Management Specialist. He is in charge of coordinate and manage processes for incidents and problems.

Mike is heading our Tech Team in Poland (DevOps, CloudOps, Frontend, Backend, Full Stack, and QA). He’s focused on developing our new cutting-edge Content & Social Media Hub.

Omar is a member of the App team, with 5+ years of IT experience and a special focus on mobile development using React Native. He specialises in JavaScript/TypeScript and Kotlin, and has a strong foundation in software engineering practices.

Otto is one of our Software Architects with 20+ years of experience. His main areas of activity are AWS cloud, automation and APIs. He’s currently working in the Core Architecture team.

Paolo is one of our Software Architects and an accomplished Software Engineer specialising in Object-Oriented Design and Analysis. He is an experienced software craftsman with expertise in Agile practices, Test-Driven Development, SOLID principles, Domain-Driven Design, and event-storming techniques. Additionally, Paolo has extensive teaching experience, offering private courses on TDD, SOLID principles, clean code, and microdesign.

Paweł is a developer with 15+ years of experience. He is currently working as a Backend Developer on one of our Digital Experience Platforms.

Pratap is a Software Quality Assurance Engineer working in our QA team.

Rabbani is a Software Architect with 20+ years of experience. He specialises in Solution and Enterprise Architecture. Currently, he is leading the Core Architecture team, which is responsible for tech and enterprise initiatives in our technology function.

Raffaella is the Head of Employee Experience at lastminute.com, where she crafts an employee experience designed to foster engagement in the workplace, thus supporting productivity, innovation, and customer satisfaction while enhancing personal happiness and well-being.

Sam is a Software Engineer with a focus on front-end development, specializing in building and enhancing web and mobile applications using React Native. Passionate about delivering exceptional user experiences (UX), she is driven by a desire to create usable and intuitive interfaces.

Thiago is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience. He has worked as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, and Solutions Architect, and currently serves as a Software Engineer in a Product Engineering team. His main areas of expertise include Java/Kotlin, JEE, Spring, CI/CD, modelling, and software engineering practices.

Tiziano is a product engineer with 6 years of experience currently working in the static hotel supply domain.