TL;DR#

Ciao! My name is Michele De Cillis, this is my website. I am a software engineer and a tech entusiast.

Based in Milan, I am in my final year of BSc in Computer Science, where I am deep diving into advanced theory and best practices in CS. I also have almost three years of work experience in frontend and mobile development. I learnt to write quality code that is both efficient and scalable.

Strongly passionate about digital minimalism, I firmly believe that technology should serve people. My goal is to build software that is simple and intuitive to use, contributing to improving the daily lives of users.

My journey so far, in detail#

High School#

I took my first steps in the world of software development during high school, where I learned the basics of the computer science world and participated in some Arduino competitions. I also participated in the development of a school tombola, where we successfully handled more than 1000 users online at the same time. Our application has been recognized by the national newspaper.

Working#

Afterwards, I worked as a mobile and frontend software engineer for almost three years, for two different companies. I worked on e-commerce and highly dynamic websites with real-time client-server communication and a total of roughly 200k monthly visits. With this experience, I developed strong technical skills and a strong ability to work in team, both in person and remotely.

One of the challenges I faced, was to implement a microservice in the web client which allowed the user to try the product in AR, before buying it. I loaded the microservice only when needed, without weigh too much the website. Also, by handling it indipendently, avoiding unnecessary rerendering of the whole website.

Bachelor#

After that, during year 2022/23, I decided to expand my knowledge by enrolling in a Computer Science degree at University of Milan, motivated by my curiosity about the academic world. I also continued to work as a freelancer on various minor projects to keep my software development skills sharp.

During the year 2023/24, to fullfill my needs in international knowledge and networking, I decided to take an exchange program (Erasmus+) at Université Paris-Saclay, in France, which offered me the opportunity to learn about machine learning, NLP and to collaborate in highly international teams. This experience taught me the importance of teamwork and enriched me both personally and professionally.

In my third year of BSc, me and some friends joined an hackaton, with the challenge to create innovative ideas to solve cities problems. Within three weeks, we worked hard to provide a good idea and to build a prototype of our platform. The hard work paid off and we won. The prize was a spot inside the FondazioneUnimi incubator, one of the best european incubators, according to FinancialTimes. Check out for Polyneta!