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Lorenzo Palaia
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A-01ResumeCurrent professional resumeA-02Thesis paperComputer and Automation Engineering thesisA-03Thesis projectNeural Style Transfer and Genre Classification
01 / Work log02 entries
01

Technical Lead

Reply / Enel

Jan 2026 — Present
  • Analyzed client requests, estimated developments, planned sprints, and coordinated a team of developers to deliver high-quality features within established deadlines
  • Handled production releases to ensure smooth deployments and minimal downtime for critical applications
  • Developed AI agents integrated with company knowledge base to streamline access to internal documents
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02

Technical Lead / Support Engineer

Reply / Nexi

Oct 2025 — Jun 2026
  • Managed and closed 100+ incidents per month, implementing fixes for payment processing systems and authentication workflows
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03

Fullstack Developer

Reply / Enel

Sep 2025 — Dec 2025
  • Developed enterprise applications for company management systems, implementing Angular frontend and a scalable backend leveraging a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) pattern, orchestrated via Apache Camel and Kafka
  • Resolved critical frontend-backend integration issues, achieving 95%+ task completion rate while maintaining code quality standards
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01

Software Developer

Freelance

2019 — Present
  • Engineered websites and applications for over 5 private and corporate clients, delivering solutions including landing pages, bots and trackers
  • Collaborated with clients to analyze requirements, propose innovative ideas, document solutions and maintain software post-release
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02 / Education01 entries
01

BSc in Computer and Automation Engineering

Sapienza University of Rome

— Mar 2024
  • Excelled in Operative Systems, Functional Programming, Programming Techniques (4.0 GPA with honors)
  • Mastered Data Structures & Algorithms, Software Design, Parallel Computing, Electronics, Web Development (4.0 GPA)
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03 / Additional activity10 entries
01

Reply AI Music Contest

Reply

Apr 2025 — Jun 2025
  • Led the development of an AI-enhanced music and visual product in a team of 5, orchestrating workflow, timeline, and project management
  • Set up Stable Audio Open with custom fine-tuning on electronic music for generating audio elements with accurate prompts
  • Achieved semifinalist status among over 300 submissions
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02

Open Source Contribution2294

Tailark

Mar 2025 — Apr 2025
  • Introduced two new blocks to enhance user experience and design consistency
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03

Open Source Contribution56335

Plane

Mar 2025 — Apr 2025
  • Enhanced the authentication flow UI to improve clarity and user experience in environments with restricted access
GitHub
04

Open Source Contribution44306

JSON Crack

Mar 2025 — Apr 2025
  • Fixed UI issues and improved accessibility
GitHub
05

Open Source Contribution10140

Filepizza

Mar 2025 — Apr 2025
  • Implemented multi-file selection functionality with sequential upload process, significantly enhancing user experience and workflow
GitHub
06

Open Source Contribution10293

tweakcn

— Mar 2025
  • Implemented a contrast accessibility checker with an optimized debounce mechanism to improve performance
GitHub
07

Open Source Contribution10436

Origin UI

— Mar 2025
  • Refactored code to improve consistency and readability
GitHub
08

Open Source Contribution54322

Maybe Finance

Jan 2024 — Feb 2024
  • Removed 22,000+ lines of legacy code to improve maintainability
  • Identified and reported multiple UI issues including file download problems and behavior bugs
GitHub
09

<Code.Your.Future> AI Hackathon

Randstad

— Mar 2023
  • Guided the development of a job description classification neural network in a team of 5 using TensorFlow within 4 hours
  • Secured 2nd place, achieving an F1 score of 75% while experimenting with Bag of Words and Word2Vec approaches
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10

Computer Vision Software Engineer

Sapienza Flight Team

Sep 2021 — Oct 2022
  • Developed object detection and terrain mapping systems for a UAV, training YOLOv5/EfficientNet models with custom datasets
  • Designed and implemented communication protocols between UAV and Ground Station from scratch, developing a Flask-based API and revamping the GUI
  • Collaborated in a subteam of 5 within a 60-member team earning a 15th position out of 71 entries for the Technical Design Paper
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