Hi! I’m Raffaele — a software engineer based in Northern California.
In my most recent role, I owned the user-facing app for an enterprise data modernization platform. I worked with Django, htmx, and web components, shipping fast on a small team, and backing myself up with a big ol’ behavioral test suite.
I’ve also done plenty of work with Next.js, React, and of course TypeScript in a variety of domains, including healthcare and fintech.
Before software engineering, I was a jazz and folk violinist. I lived for a long time in Berlin, Germany (Kreuzberg still feels like home!) and toured extensively across the globe. In fact, I travelled by land from Amsterdam to Singapore, a good portion of which by bicycle!
These days I enjoy writing side projects in Rust and Go. I’m also working toward a CS degree at the Open University.
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A web component that renders images as ASCII art, with the pixel-to-character conversion written in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly. It measures its container and font, maximizes the column count, and redraws on resize. Also ships a Node renderer via sharp, and is published on npm as @ascii-web/client.
A survey application built for UK non-profit Sick in the City, allowing potential clients to complete a workplace accessibility quiz, with an admin back end for managing quiz content and viewing data analytics. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB.
A Synthesizer/Sequencer application built with React/TypeScript, Next.js, and Tone.js, using Recoil for state management. The user can create a palette of notes and play music.
If you're looking for a developer who brings creativity, dedication, and a fresh perspective to your company's mission, let's talk!