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Hi, I’mGiuseppeRaddato.
I write software that helps
people work better.
Java and Spring backend by trade; frontend, Android and generative AI by curiosity. Today I build microservices for a bank. Since 2010 I’ve been building tools that make work simpler for the people who use them.
About me
The problem first. Then the technology.
I started in 2010 with an Android app that sent an elderly person’s location to an emergency centre. Since then I’ve worked on mobile apps, web portals, insurance batch systems, banking APIs, public administration services and a RAG platform. The common thread: understand the problem before writing a line of code.
I work mostly with Java and Spring, but I don’t stop at the backend. React and TypeScript for interfaces, Android for apps and, more recently, generative models and automation. I also help small businesses with custom software and Shopify stores.
What I do
Three ways I can be useful.
Backend and microservices
REST and gRPC APIs, batch processing, migrations and integrations between systems. Java and Spring are home: it’s where I work every day, from banking to public administration.
Automation and generative AI
Assistants that answer from company documentation, RAG pipelines, n8n workflows. Fewer manual steps, more control over what matters.
Custom software and Shopify
Management tools, apps and online stores for businesses without an IT department. We work out what’s needed, build a first version and improve it together.
How I work
Listen
We start with the problem, the systems you already use and the result you want.
Build a first version
Something concrete to try soon, not a hundred-page document.
Improve
Test, fix, extend. With tests, clean code and no surprises.
Projects
A few things I’ve built.
An e-commerce store, a tool for shift workers, two Android apps. Personal and client projects, alongside my work in companies.
Every shift, its value.
Salary managementSalary calculations based on shifts and overtime, comparison of expected and actual pay, reports and theme customization.
Technology that lends a hand.
Supporting volunteersManagement of supported families, ISEE deadlines, food parcel tracking and SMS coordination for appointments.
An idea. A published app.
Hashtag managerHashtag management through Android accessibility APIs. Published on the Play Store, with local persistence and monetization.
Skills
The tools I use.
Every technology is a means. The value is in combining them the right way for the problem at hand.
Click me Every idea starts as a blob. My job is to give it a defined shape, like this one.
Backend
Solid architectures. Data in motion.
From REST services to reactive microservices: Java and Spring are at the heart of my enterprise work.
- Java
- Spring
- Gradle
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Flyway
More skills in this category
- Java
- Spring
- Gradle
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Flyway
- React
- TypeScript
- Vite
- Redux
- Tailwind CSS
- Three.js
- Claude
- Gemini
- ChatGPT
- n8n
- Python
- Qdrant
- Docker
- Podman
- GitLab
- Git
- Jira
- Linux
- Android
- Firebase
- SQLite
- React Native
- Android Studio
- Supabase
- Shopify
- Maven
- Hibernate
- MySQL
- Elasticsearch
- Liquibase
- Jenkins
- Keycloak
- Ubuntu
- Bitbucket
- GitHub
- Vercel
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Postman
- Claude Code
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Flask
- Bootstrap
Experience
From Android apps to microservices.
Different sectors, the same focus: understand the context, build the right solution, leave it in good order.
- AUG 2026 — PRESENTCurrentApuliaSoftConsulting
Backend & microservices
BankingMicroservices for a bank, with REST and gRPC APIs built to handle serious volumes and evolve without downtime. Controlled database migrations with Flyway, reproducible Gradle builds and containerized environments ready for release.
- 2026People FirstIn-house
Full-Stack & AI engineering
Generative AIA generative AI platform that answers questions about company documents with verifiable sources, so people stop digging through folders and PDFs. I owned it end to end: Python prototypes to pick the retrieval strategy, reactive Java orchestration, document indexing and a React interface showing answer status in real time.
- OCT 2025 — JAN 2026People FirstConsulting
Backend, data & integrations
ResearchTwo projects for the research world: a backend that identifies bird species from audio files by talking to a dedicated AI model, and a geographic cataloguing platform with automated data imports and error handling redesigned to make it dependable.
- FEB 2024 — OCT 2025People FirstConsulting
Enterprise services
Public administrationServices for public bodies: REST APIs and document management integrated with the Alfresco archive for a regional environmental agency; microservices and batch processes to onboard new employees at a large municipality. Versioned migrations, ETL flows and automated tests, with code written to last.
- SEP 2023 — JAN 2024People FirstConsulting
Transactional APIs
BankingFor a banking services consortium: transactional services that compute financial indicators and forecast mortgage rates, merging REST and SOAP sources into a single answer. Ongoing enhancement of the back-office platform on IBM DB2.
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- SEP 2022 — AUG 2023People FirstConsulting
Batch & business applications
InsuranceFor two insurance groups: batch applications that anonymize sensitive data for safe test environments and manage claims, verified with unit, integration and system tests. REST services on the CRM and a database cataloguing tool with CSV export.
- MAR — JUN 2022People FirstIn-house
Java specialization
TrainingIntensive track on Spring microservices, persistence, security and design patterns, completed with a full project: the backend of a hotel booking portal for businesses and consumers.
- NOV 2021 — MAR 2022Università degli Studi di Bari
Android & serious games
HealthcareAn Android Smart TV platform with twelve categories of serious games for the cognitive stimulation of patients with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions. Scores and statistics collected automatically, so therapists can follow progress without extra work.
- JUL — AUG 2016Intempra
.NET web development
Transport.NET software for a multinational in the transport sector: REST services with an MVC architecture and data management on SQL Server, with clean code that is easy to evolve.
- AUG — OCT 2013Intempra
Native Android applications
Business servicesA native Android app to locate company phones in real time: geolocation, communication with the backend APIs and a simple interface for whoever coordinates the work. Built in 2013, when Android was still in its early days.
- NOV 2010 — OCT 2012Infoemme Soluzioni Informatiche
The first lines of code
Social careMy first experience, started while still at school: an Android app for the local council that let elderly and disabled people call for help with one tap, sending their position and details to the operations centre and SMS alerts to emergency contacts, with around fifty active users. Alongside it, HTML email templates for business clients.
Education
From university to today’s courses.
A Computer Science degree from Bari as the foundation. Then React, React Native, microservices and testing, studied when the projects actually called for them.
Degree
Computer Science and Software Production Technology
University of Bari Aldo Moro
- ItalianNative
- EnglishProfessional
Courses and certifications
- MAY 2025React Native SpecializationMeta · Coursera
- OCT 2024Front-End Developer SpecializationMeta · Coursera
- SEP 2024Advanced React & UX/UI DesignMeta · Coursera
- 2023Spring Batch & TDD with JUnitLinkedIn Learning
- DEC 2022Microservices: Foundations & Design PatternsLinkedIn Learning
Common questions
The three things I get asked most.
Which business processes can you help me automate?
Collecting and organising data, exchanging information between applications, notifications, consulting documentation. We look at the workflow together, its exceptions and where human oversight should stay.
Can you help with my Shopify store?
Yes. I can create and customise a Shopify store, organise the catalogue and refine the shopping experience on mobile too. We can start from scratch or from an existing store. You’ll find C&C, at cecstore.it, among the projects.
How do we start?
Use the form to send me a few lines about the project or the process. We start from the problem, the systems you use and the result you want, and identify a concrete first step.
Contact
Let’s talk.
A process to simplify, software to build, a store to open. Or a role where you think I could help. Email me or reach out on social: I’m the one who replies.
Cerignola, Puglia