DOSSIER
Portrait of Alessandro Melgar
LOCATION: ITALY
DISCIPLINE: BACKEND SYSTEMS
STATUS: BUILDING

Alessandro Melgar

“PRODUCTS WORTH USING. SYSTEMS WORTH MAINTAINING.”

I build backend software with a strong sense of ownership over what we ship. I care about the product outcome, the engineering process behind it, and the quality of the system once it is running.

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Chronicle

Software Engineer

January 2025 — Present

Elmec Informatica

Italy

Focused on reusable delivery systems, application modernization, and the internal tooling around everyday backend development.

  • Technical owner of shared GitLab CI/CD components used by multiple teams
  • Supported cross-team CI/CD adoption and helped departments integrate pipelines
  • Modernized legacy Django applications through refactoring, query tuning, profiling, and progressive migration to Go services
  • Led training and knowledge-sharing on CI/CD, observability, supply chain security, and development best practices

Junior Software Engineer

September 2023 — January 2025

Elmec Informatica

Italy

Worked across observability, production support, profiling, and CI ownership for backend services and internal applications.

  • Integrated observability and APM systems into legacy and internal applications
  • Improved monitoring, traceability, and operational quality across services
  • Introduced performance profiling and API benchmarking practices with k6

Software Developer

May 2022 — June 2022

Datain Italia srl

Como, Italy

Early professional software work building an access-control system across backend, app, database, and hardware concerns.

  • Built an Access Control System in C# and .NET
  • Worked with ASP.NET, Xamarin, SQL Server, and ESP32/NFC hardware constraints

High School Degree in Informatics

2018 — 2023

I.T.I.S Magistri Cumacini

Como, Italy

Final score: 92/100

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Technical Specifications

[ 01_BACKEND_SYSTEMS ]

  • Go
  • Python
  • Message queues / RabbitMQ

[ 02_DELIVERY_AND_TOOLING ]

  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Internal developer tooling

[ 03_OPERATIONS ]

  • Kubernetes
  • Observability / APM
  • Production troubleshooting

[ 04_QUALITY_AND_SECURITY ]

  • Testing strategy
  • Security hardening
  • Supply chain security

Accreditations

THE LINUX FOUNDATION
April 2026 STATUS: ACTIVE

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Kubernetes application design, manifests, and operations.

GITLAB
January 2026 STATUS: ACTIVE

GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate

GitLab CI/CD pipelines and delivery practices.

DEVOPS INSTITUTE
October 2024 STATUS: ACTIVE

DevOps Foundation (DOFD)®

DevOps principles, culture, and practices.

CINI CYBERSECURITY NATIONAL LAB
September 2021 STATUS: ACTIVE

OliCyber.IT — Cybersecurity Base

Foundational cybersecurity concepts and challenges.

Curiosities

[ BOOKS_AND_COMICS ]

— I like reading books and comics, mostly the kind of stories that stay with me for a while. And of course, Batman is my favourite superhero.

[ SPORT_AND_GYM ]

— I enjoy going to the gym and playing padel whenever I can.

[ SELF_HOSTING ]

— I like trying out new software in my homelab and hosting the services I use daily.

[ PERSONAL_FINANCE ]

— I’m interested in personal finance and learning how to manage money and make better decisions.