TECHNICAL LEADER // SOFTWARE ARCHITECT // AI ENGINEER

DamianoCiarla

Twenty years in software. I lead modernization, build platforms and turn AI into real products. Still hands-on.

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TWENTY YEARS IN SOFTWARE

I did not watch technology change. I compiled inside it.

From first code to technical leadership, from an acquired startup to AI products. The tools kept changing. My drive to build never did.

2006INIT

The first line

I start programming. Software quickly stops being just technology and becomes my way of solving problems.

curiosity > credentials

2007—16PRODUCTION

Learning while everything runs

Java, PHP, JavaScript, web platforms and open source. Ten years of learning by building real systems.

ship / learn / repeat

2017—24SCALE

From code to company

I co-found Deliverart and lead its end-to-end evolution: product, architecture, cloud and delivery grow as one system.

code → product → company

2025—NOWAUGMENT

Building in the AI era

I found ErinTechLabs and bring AI into real products and operations: data, constraints, oversight and measurable outcomes. Visit ErinTechLabs

human × machine

OPEN SOURCE // ACTIVE AGAIN

3.8Mnpm downloads / 12 months

From 2012 to 1.0. A new chapter for node-ffmpeg.

The historical release generated 3.8 million downloads over the last twelve months. In 2026, I modernized node-ffmpeg in TypeScript and released v1.0.0 for Node.js 24, ESM and CommonJS, with new tests and documentation.

v1.0.0 · released August 20, 2026 · 629 stars · 140 forks

View the repository Explore the documentation

DELIVERART // FOUNDER STORY

A startup built, scaled and acquired.

I co-founded Deliverart in 2016 and led it as CTO, turning food-delivery complexity into an operational platform. After its acquisition by TeamSystem, I continue to guide its technological evolution from within.

TEAMSystem // 40% 2024 → 100% 2026

WHAT I BUILT

A platform modernized without stopping the product.

Next.js frontends, Symfony and API Platform APIs, services on AWS ECS, automated tests and CI/CD. A progressive evolution of the whole platform, with TypeScript SDKs keeping domains, web apps and integrations consistent.

frontend · api · cloud · tests · delivery

WHAT I DO

I lead. I design. I build.

Technical leadership

Technology, product, teams and business moving in the same direction.

Platform modernization

Progressive evolution of frontends, APIs, cloud and delivery without stopping the product.

Applied AI

AI connected to data, rules, people and an outcome you can measure.

Hands-on execution

From technical direction to working code and production delivery.

TypeScript · Next.js · Node.js · Symfony · API Platform · AWS · CI/CD · AI/LLM

SELECTED SYSTEMS

Technology matters when it changes real work.

Three examples from the many systems I have designed and built. Different contexts, same thread: turning complexity and data into clearer decisions.

CASE_01AI SHIFT PLANNING // ANONYMIZED CASE

An AI system that builds fairer monthly shifts in seconds.

I designed a planning system that turns company rules, operational constraints and fairness criteria into a balanced monthly schedule. It continuously recalculates assignments to reduce errors, imbalances and disputes.

99.7%: rules and fairness constraints satisfied
12 months: full 2026 plan tested
seconds: instead of days of manual planning

CASE_02ERINTECHLABS // PRODUCT

Documento Facile

An app that turns bills, payslips and official notices into understandable information, connects comparable periods and flags what truly changed.

Explore the product

AI: contextual reading
HISTORY: comparisons and trends
HUMAN: control stays visible

CASE_03VERISURE // SENIOR CONSULTING

Lead acquisition that grows without exposing its complexity.

Since 2018 I have contributed to the analysis, development and modernization of lead acquisition systems for the Italian market. My work connects multichannel flows and commercial processes, with a focus on automation, reliability and operational continuity.

MULTICHANNEL: flows connected end-to-end
AUTOMATION: less manual work
CONTINUITY: evolution without stopping operations

BEYOND CODE

Not everything needs to ship.

When I am not building software, I build things from wood, play tennis and enjoy a good beer. Preferably in that order. Not necessarily.

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LET’S TALK

Want to have a chat?

Have an interesting project you want to discuss? Think we could work together? Write to me.

OPEN CHANNEL

Write to me.

Roles, ideas, products, speaking or difficult technical problems: I always start with a conversation.

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