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Francesco Dighera

AI Solutions Architect | CTO | Product Lead

€900/day
Milan, IT
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Francesco

I help companies design and deliver AI-powered solutions that actually solve business problems — not just prototypes. As a freelance consultant and former startup CTO, I bring hands-on expertise in machine learning, NLP, and large language models (LLMs), along with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and scalable backend systems.

I typically work with teams who need support across the full project lifecycle — from strategic planning and solution architecture to data workflows, model development, and deployment. Whether it's building an LLM-powered document assistant, setting up secure cloud infrastructure, or fine-tuning a model for a specific task, I focus on practical, results-driven delivery.

My added value? I combine deep technical knowledge with a product mindset and business awareness. I’ve worked with clients across finance, legal, research, and public sectors — helping them streamline compliance tasks, automate document handling, and unlock insights from unstructured data.

Let’s build something that works — and delivers value.
  • Italian

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Fluent

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Metis Srl
    Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
    February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    • Co-founded Metis Srl and led the development of a SaaS platform for secure document processing, semantic search, and AI-driven automation.
    • Architected a modular microservices system on AWS using Infrastructure as Code (IaC); contributed directly to backend, DevOps, and machine learning development.
    • Built and led the engineering team (2 FTEs), handling hiring, mentorship, and coordination across platform development and custom client solutions.
    • Developed and deployed AI components including OCR pipelines, NLP workflows, and LLM-based autonomous agents for compliance automation and report generation.
    • Designed and executed a cost-efficient model fine-tuning pipeline using LLM generated synthetic data and ONNX-optimized T5 models for fast inference.
    • Delivered tailored integrations and APIs for B2B clients including VC firms, legal practices, research institutions, public bodies, and art market professionals.
    • Led the complete SOC 2 Type II compliance process, including the definition and implementation of security controls, audit documentation, and policy workflows; collaborated with external auditors and consultants, and adapted cloud infrastructure to meet compliance requirements.
    • Played a key role in strategic planning and investor communications, working closely with the CEO on product roadmap, positioning, and technical due diligence.
  • wetter.com GmbH
    Senior Data Scientist
    July 2019 - January 2024 (4 years and 6 months)
    • Leading the development of B2B data-products based on weather data and geo location data collected from mobile devices.
    • Consulting projects for customers in different sectors (tourism, online publishing and marketing, retail, real-estate) with focus on time-series modelling.
    • Collaboration with the mobile technical teams to main tain the data from mobile to the cloud-based backend.
  • Telefónica Deutschland AG
    Data Scientist
    June 2018 - June 2019 (1 year)
    • Collaboration with different departments (Network Engineering, Marketing, Strategy) to identify data-driven business cases and assess their potential.
    • Conception and realisation of Proofs-of-Concepts for the application of innovative machine learning models (Driver Analysis and Intervention Simulation using Causal Networks).

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Education

  • Master of Science
    University of Milan
    2011
    Master of Science

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