About Matteo
Hi there!
For the last (too many😭) years, I led software product teams in building several successful software products.
Throughout time, I built several SaaS products of my own as well:
- zenleadr.com: a toolkit for engineering managers
- flowrent.app: a bike/scooter rental management system
- todoer.pro: a todo list app powering my daily life
I love building products and now I want to do this full time. Contact me if you are looking for more than just a code monkey (we have AI agents for that).
If you are looking for the right strategic partner to launch your idea into the world, don't hesitate to reach out. I thrive in the 0->1 phase of the product and I love making customers happy.
As your product grows, I can accommodate growth on my side as well, with reliable and trusted engineers with whom I worked in the past.
I have maximum flexibility in terms of tech stack and can surely accommodate your requirements.
Reach out! Even if it does not work out in the end, it's always a net positive!
Italian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent
French
Conversational
German
Basic
Can work on-site
Zurich (up to 50km)
Experience
- IKEA (Ingka)Senior Engineering Manager & Technical LeadJanuary 2023 - February 2026 (3 years and 1 month)Amsterdam, NetherlandsLed 25+ engineers delivering mission-critical retail systems across 60+ markets. Combined strategic leadership with hands-on technical direction for cloud-native platform modernization.• • Architected and directed the replacement of 2 legacy systems (Pascal/C++) with cloud-native applications serving approximately 25,000 users daily worldwide• • Spearheaded the technical rewrite of a fulfilment network simulator (digital twin) from Python to Rust, achieving a 10x performance improvement• • Designed the data architecture for a unified data platform consolidating all Fulfilment & Core Services data sources into an enterprise data warehouse• • Led the architecture of IKEA's retail planning platform as a SaaS offering for global franchisees (Turkey, Greece, Baltics, LATAM, Asia)• • Initiated a novel replenishment optimizer for small-format stores, solving one of IKEA's most challenging retail problems and unlocking new business potential
- FlowRentFounder & Lead DeveloperAugust 2025 - Today (10 months)SwitzerlandBuilding FlowRent, a SaaS bike/scooter rental management system.• • Full-stack development with modern web stack (Python, HTMX, SQLite, Docker)• • Client acquisition and business development — anchor client: VLC BK S.L. (Valencia, Spain)
- ZenLeadrFounder & Lead DeveloperApril 2022 - December 2022 (8 months)NetherlandsBuilt ZenLeadr from scratch — a SaaS toolkit for engineering leaders.• • Full-stack development: React frontend, Python/FastAPI backend, PostgreSQL• • End-to-end ownership: product vision, UX design, development, infrastructure (Docker, CI/CD), and go-to-market strategy
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Education
- MSc in Management & Information TechnologyUniversity of Salerno2016MSc
- BSc in Computer ScienceUniversity of Molise2013BSc