Simone Tavoletta

Simone Tavoletta

Senior Software Engineer

Experience

F11 (Factor Eleven)

Senior Backend Engineer
Lucca, Italy (Remote)
Aug 2025 - present
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Factor Eleven, I am part of the Ad Serving and Optimization team, responsible for the correct delivery of ads to users in the most efficient way possible. Before this role, I was part of the Foundation Team, responsible for building and maintaining the core services on which all other teams rely.
  • Back-end development with NestJS and Node.js (Typescript)
  • Structuring and polishing data to improve campaign optimization through Machine Learning techniques
  • Event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka
  • Database development with Kysely and PostgreSQL
  • GraphQL federation and schema design
  • CI / CD pipelines with GitLab
  • Code validation and standardization with Zod
  • Infrastructure and orchestration with Kubernetes (K8s)
  • Front-end development with React (when required)
  • Ensuring the best automatic results of campaigns running through the F11's Ad Server

BonusX

Senior Software Engineer
Lucca, Italy (Remote)
Feb 2024 - Aug 2025
As a Senior Software Engineer at BonusX, I specialized in frontend development using React. I also contributed to backend development with Node.js and mobile app development using Flutter, focusing on maintaining clean code and adhering to best practices across all platforms.
  • Front-end development with React (Typescript)
  • Back-end development with Node.js and NestJS (Typescript)
  • CI / CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • App development with Flutter (Dart)

Akatop

Product Engineer
Pisa, Italy (On-site)
May 2022 - Feb 2024
My role involved developing and refining product algorithms, managing backend infrastructure, and overseeing full-stack development using technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js, Fastify, Express, nginx, Caddy... This ensured the delivery of efficient and scalable solutions across all aspects of the platform.
  • Implementation of advanced caching systems using Redis, Cassandra, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Creation of new features and functionalities, primarily leveraging Node.js / Typescript, Express / Fastify, Vue.js / Angular
  • Strategic decision-making, team leading and architecture design

Hyntelo

Solutions Engineer
Pisa, Italy (Hybrid)
Dec 2018 - May 2022
As a solution engineer at Hyntelo, I worked on various projects ranging from data science to full-stack website development. This role allowed me to manage and support cross-functional teams in bringing complex applications to life. At the beginning of each project, I set up pipelines, workflows, and the entire infrastructure that served as the foundation for the application.
  • Development of web-centric applications, with Node.js, Angular, Flask
  • Microservices implementation using Docker, Kubernetes
  • CI / CD pipelines
  • Development of the core product infrastructure using Flask / Python and AWS Lambda