Alessandro Feri
Backend-leaning Full Stack Developer
Florence, Italy · (+39) 320 902 1515 · alessandroferi2002@gmail.com · aleferi.com · linkedin.com/in/alessandro-feri-75102a210 · github.com/AleFeri
Summary
Backend developer with 4+ years of professional experience in Python and PHP. I currently work on an Italian healthcare-booking platform, modernizing legacy systems and building B2B integration APIs and AI features such as recommendation models, chatbots, and voice assistants. I am completing a BSc in Computer Science at the University of Florence, with graduation expected in early 2027. Based in Florence, Italy — EU citizen, open to relocation within Europe.
Skills
Ansible · Docker · Elasticsearch · Git · Java · Laravel · MySQL · NestJS · Next.js · Nginx · PHP · PostgreSQL · Python · Redis · Rust · TypeScript
Experience
Backend Developer — Cup24.it
April 2024 – Present
- Lead the modernization of the legacy PHP codebase of an Italian healthcare-booking platform (formerly CupSolidale).
- Manage the production architecture, running the platform's services on Docker Swarm and continuously improving reliability and performance.
- Design and build public REST APIs that let partner companies integrate the platform's booking services.
- Built an automated ticketing pipeline processing ~20,000 tickets/month, cutting manual back-office work by ~20%.
- Developed the smart-search and recommendation model that matches non-standard service names and symptoms to the correct medical service.
- Built a customer-facing chatbot, an AI phone assistant, and internal RAG tooling (Elasticsearch, Pinecone) as part of applied-AI R&D.
Freelance Developer — Self-employed
December 2022 – December 2024
- Sole developer for Furider, a last-mile delivery rider-rental startup: Angular web platforms, MySQL database design and management, and the riders' Flutter app.
- Re-architected order dispatch with AWS Lambda functions that assign incoming orders to online riders in real time.
- Extended the rider app with order management, suggested delivery routes, and photo or signature proof of delivery.
- Delivered a complete Flutter + Firebase app for a terrarium retailer: product catalogue, step-by-step care tutorials, and an integrated lux meter to validate terrarium placement.
Mobile Developer — Albalog srl
October 2021 – August 2023
Built and shipped three corporate mobile applications using Flutter: a warehouse management app, a leads and clients management app, and a network scanning app that discovers printers and retrieves device information.
Projects
- Safe CP — A safer file-copying CLI with automatic backups and undo. (Rust)
- Nexus — A developer workspace for projects, tasks, and infrastructure. (Neon, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, React)
- Task Gamification — A gamified task management app — UNI Software Design project (Java, Gamification, Software Design)
To see other projects I've worked on, take a look at my portfolio.
Education
Computer Science — UNIFI
September 2021 – Present
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of Florence (expected graduation: early 2027), covering software engineering, algorithms, databases, operating systems, networking, cybersecurity, and game development. Some exam projects are available in the projects section of my portfolio.
Languages
Italian — Native · English — Professional