Hi! there 👋 I'm Francesco Popescu, a Software Engineer from Rome, Italy.
I ’m a Full Stack Developer and DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering scalable, high performance applications across Web2 and Web3 ecosystems.
I specialize in building robust backend systems with Python, Django, and REST APIs, while crafting modern, responsive UIs with React, Next.js, and TypeScript. My DevOps expertise spans CI/CD automation, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, and cloud infrastructure — ensuring smooth deployments, optimized performance, and secure development lifecycles. Whether it's creating NFT marketplaces, dApps, or data-driven platforms, I bring a problem solving mindset, cross-functional collaboration, and a commitment to clean, maintainable code.
Skills:
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Typescript, Next.js, React, React Native, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, NestJS, Python/Django, FastAPI, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Firebase, CI/CD, Jest, Git, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
Professional Experience
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Intelligems Technologies · 2024 - 2025
- Designed and implemented RESTful APIs using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework, supporting scalable microservices architecture for high-load applications.
- Managed container orchestration via Docker and Kubernetes, achieving seamless deployments and cutting infrastructure setup time by 50%.
- Integrated Redis, PostgreSQL, and Celery for background processing and caching, resulting in faster response times and optimized resource usage.
- Collaborated with frontend and product teams to align backend architecture with business requirements, ensuring seamless data flow and consistent performance across environments.
- Led DevOps adoption initiatives across the team, introducing best practices in observability, infrastructure-as-code, and secure deployment strategies.
Frontend Lead
Crypto Hunters · 2023 - 2024
- Developed and maintained scalable, high-performance web applications using Next.js, leveraging SSR and SSG for optimal speed and SEO.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams — designers, backend developers, and product managers — to deliver responsive, visually-rich UIs.
- Optimized frontend performance and UI/UX through iterative prototyping and testing, improving user engagement by 25%.
- Contributed to system architecture planning and caching strategies, helping reduce page load times by 40% across key user flows.
- Configured and optimized GitLab CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, reducing manual intervention and accelerating the development cycle by 40%.
Senior Frontend Developer | Problem Solver
Midas Solutions · 2022 - 2023
- Solved the problems and fixed some bugs in the NFT marketplace with ReactJS and Typescript.
- Built a set of components in React and documented them using Storybook.
- Implemented the CI/CD pipeline with Github Actions.
- Built React and JavaScript reusable components containing the latest accessibility and cross-browser compatibility standards with a focus on composability and performance.
- Championed the adoption of industry standards and best practices, improving accessible design compliance by 25%.
- Refactored the entire codebase, and reducing load times by 40% and improving SEO by 60%.
Frontend Web3 Developer
Hilo Labs · 2019 - 2022
- Developed and maintained responsive, user-friendly dApps using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, integrating seamlessly with EVM-compatible smart contracts via ethers.js and wagmi.
- Built custom Web3 components for wallet connection (MetaMask, WalletConnect), token balances, and transaction history with real-time updates using WebSockets and The Graph.
- Integrated decentralized protocols like Uniswap, Chainlink, and IPFS, enhancing user features such as token swaps, price oracles, and decentralized file storage.
- Implemented gas optimization strategies and loading states to improve UX during on-chain transactions, increasing successful transaction rate by 28%.
- Collaborated closely with smart contract engineers to test, debug, and deploy contract interactions on testnets and mainnet, reducing production bugs by 40%.
- Designed pixel-perfect UI components in Figma and translated them into performant, reusable frontend components with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI.
- Used Moralis, Alchemy, and Infura for blockchain data, improving data reliability and response time by 35%.
Frontend Developer
Avantgards Labs · 2017 - 2019
- Built React and JavaScript reusable components containing the latest accessibility and cross-browser compatibility standards with a focus on composability and performance.
- Integrated Google Analytics into the web pages to monitor activity and guide business decisions.
- Slashed load times by 50% by optimizing the back-end architecture with Node.js and SQL.
- Optimized the performance using React libraries.
- Improved test coverage by 40% with Jest and React Testing Library.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
University of Rome Tor Vergata · 2011 - 2015
- Gained a strong foundation in computer science principles, including algorithms, data structures, and software development.
- Developed problem-solving and analytical skills through various projects and coursework.
- Learned programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, and C/C++.
- Collaborated with peers on team projects, enhancing communication and teamwork abilities.
- Explored topics like artificial intelligence, databases, and web development.