# Marco Fasanella

[Canonical page](<https://marcofasanella.com/>)

Forward Deployed Engineer / Software Engineer

Milan, Italy

I build AI-powered engineering tools and work with teams to bring them into everyday delivery.

## About

At Nexi Digital, I build internal AI tools and help engineering teams bring them into day-to-day software delivery. Earlier, I led Android feature delivery and a development team for Nexi Pay.

### AI for software delivery

Builds and deploys AI-powered tools that support everyday engineering work.

### Engineering workflows

Connects tools, teams, and repeatable practices across the software lifecycle.

### Mobile product leadership

Earlier, led Android delivery and worked directly with the client on product improvements.

## Projects

- [Dimensions of AI-enabled Mobile and Embedded Devices: an Integration Design Guide](<https://marcofasanella.com/projects/ai-enabled-mobile-embedded-devices/>) — A design guide and graphical tool for choosing AI deployment approaches on resource-constrained mobile and embedded devices.
- [How to Build an Arbitrage Bot](<https://marcofasanella.com/projects/mev-arbitrage-bot-research/>) — A co-authored research and benchmark study of the architecture behind a decentralized-exchange arbitrage searcher on Ethereum.

[Browse all projects](<https://marcofasanella.com/projects/>)

## Experience

### Forward Deployed Engineer

Nexi Digital (Reply Group x Nexi Group)

Jun 2024 — Present · Milan, Italy

#### Scope

- Built and deployed a Dockerized Python agentic SDLC assistant using PydanticAI, integrating Jira, GitHub repositories, CI pipelines, and internal developer workflows for ticket triage, root-cause analysis, patch generation, and test recommendations.
- Designed and published reusable SDLC skills and agents in a shared enterprise library for planning, code understanding, implementation, testing, and documentation workflows.
- Designed a standardized Agile Way of Working and AI efficiency KPI framework to measure productivity, cost impact, and adoption outcomes across engineering teams.
- Led AI-driven SDLC transformation across 20+ Nexi Digital teams responsible for core IT operations, engaging approximately 300 engineering and business stakeholders through Codex adoption, AI education, and workflow redesign.

#### Impact

- Supported ticket triage, root-cause analysis, patch generation, and test recommendations, with 200+ accepted fixes to date.
- The framework supported a projected 30% reduction in software development operating costs.
- Co-developed, with the Nexi Digital CIO area, an approved plan to scale the transformation to approximately 1,000 people.

### Android Technical Lead

Nexi Digital (Reply Group x Nexi Group)

Sep 2022 — Jun 2024 · Milan, Italy

#### Scope

- Delivered Nexi Pay Android app features and customer experience enhancements for a platform serving 1M+ active users (cardholders).
- Managed a 5+ person Android development team, coordinating feature delivery, technical execution, and quality improvements while working directly with the client to shape future app enhancements.

## Blog

Content needed from Marco

[Browse all writing](<https://marcofasanella.com/blog/>)

## Skills

### Software engineering

- Python
- Kotlin

### LLM engineering

- RAG
- Multi-agent workflows
- PydanticAI
- LangChain
- Langfuse

### Engineering workflows

- Codex
- Antigravity

## Education & certifications

### Master in Digital Finance

POLIMI Graduate School of Management

Apr 2023 — Oct 2024

- Major in Finance; minor in Artificial Intelligence.
- Relevant coursework: Digital Innovation, Transformation, and Design Thinking.
- Theoretical and hands-on deep dives into GCP, AWS, OCI, and Microsoft Azure.

### Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering

Polytechnic University of Milan

Sep 2021 — Jul 2023

- Major in Artificial Intelligence; minor in Software Engineering (Intelligent Applications).

### BSc in Engineering of Computing Systems

Polytechnic University of Milan

Sep 2018 — Jul 2021

### Certifications & training

- Cambridge C1 Certification
- IELTS Band 7

### Languages

- Italian
- English

## Contact

[Contact Marco](<https://marcofasanella.com/#contact>)

[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcofasanella/>)

[CV (PDF)](<https://marcofasanella.com/downloads/Marco-Fasanella-CV.pdf>)