Andrea Bertagnolli Link to heading

Senior Software Engineer · Data Spaces & Distributed Systems Link to heading

Trento, Italy · andrea.bertagnolli@gmail.com · GitHub · Eclipse Committer

Professional Summary Link to heading

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience across fintech, supply chain, and sovereign data ecosystems. Deeply rooted in eXtreme Programming (TDD, Pair Programming, Continuous Delivery) and Domain-Driven Design. Currently driving the global Data Spaces standard as a Core Committer to the Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC) project, delivering production-grade solutions for tier-1 automotive and cloud enterprises.

Languages: Italian (Native) · English (Professional)

Technical Skills Link to heading

Architecture & Practices Link to heading

  • Test Driven Development
  • Domain Driven Design
  • CQRS & Event Sourcing
  • Reactive Systems
  • Microservices

Languages Link to heading

  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • Rust
  • Go
  • Haskell
  • JavaScript

Cloud & Infrastructure Link to heading

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Azure
  • AWS

Professional Experience Link to heading

Senior Software Engineer · Think.it GmbH Link to heading

Oct 2021 – Present Link to heading

  • Architected core modules of the Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC) project, achieving Core Committer status and directly influencing the technical roadmap of the global Data Spaces ecosystem.
  • Delivered sovereign, cross-organizational data exchange solutions for enterprise clients including BMW, Cofinity-X, Microsoft, and Catena-X, ensuring strict IDS/Gaia-X compliance and secure multi-party data routing.
  • Drove the strategic adoption of Dataspace technologies company-wide—mentoring 10+ engineers, defining internal best-practices, and aligning product roadmaps, which directly established the Dataspace domain as a primary revenue stream for Think.it.
  • Engineered high-throughput, reactive microservices using Java/Kotlin, Kafka, and Kubernetes to handle policy-driven data negotiations at scale.
  • Maintained a strong open source footprint contributing to the Eclipse Dataspace Components ecosystem and related projects.

Software Engineer · CherryChain s.r.l. Link to heading

Oct 2018 – Oct 2021 Link to heading

  • Led R&D initiatives for partners in banking, energy, and retail, building distributed ledger prototypes to improve audit transparency and settlement times.
  • Outsourced to SimpleMatter (Sep 2019 – Sep 2020):
    • Led a team of 7 engineers to migrate a legacy mainframe architecture to a cloud-native microservices stack (Java, Spring Boot, Docker).
    • Reduced deployment lead time from quarterly to bi-weekly and scaled the system to handle 10k+ concurrent users through horizontal pod autoscaling.

Software Engineer · Paros s.r.l. (now Argentea s.r.l.) Link to heading

May 2011 – Oct 2018 Link to heading

  • Maintained and enhanced a high-volume transaction processing system for a major Italian bank, handling thousands of daily interactions between the bank and public administration.
  • Ensured 99.99% uptime and strict regulatory compliance while incrementally modernizing the legacy Java codebase and introducing automated CI/CD pipelines.

Software Engineer · Brentapaganella.com Software Solutions Link to heading

Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 Link to heading

  • Full-stack development of web-based management software for tourism accommodations and travel companies.

Education Link to heading

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering University of Padua – March 2008

A Bit More About Me Link to heading

  • Livecoding & Music: Active member of the TOPLAP community; perform live-coded electronic music and play in punk rock bands.
  • Circuit Bending: I transform obsolete electronics into weird, alien-sounding musical instruments.