Matteo Collina

Co-Founder

Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy16 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-Founder and CTO with a focus on backend development.
Prolific Open Source author with over 12 billion downloads.
Renowned international speaker at over 60 conferences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused expert in the JavaScript ecosystem with strong Open Source contributions.

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Skills

Core Skills

JavascriptCloud Native TechnologiesNode.jsSoftware Architecture

Other Skills

Pino loggerFastify web frameworkE-commerceInternet of ThingsFinanceTeachingPublic SpeakingRubyRuby on RailsJavaObjective-CCoffeeScriptBackbone.jsSencha TouchAndroid

About

Matteo is the Co-Founder and CTO of Platformatic.dev with the goal to remove all friction from backend development. He is also a prolific Open Source author in the JavaScript ecosystem and modules he maintain are downloaded more than 12 billion times a year. Previously he was Chief Software Architect at NearForm, the best professional services company in the JavaScript ecosystem. In 2014, he defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "Application Platforms for the Internet of Things". Matteo is a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee focusing on streams, diagnostics and http. He is also the author of the fast logger Pino and of the Fastify web framework. Matteo is an renowed international speaker after more than 60 conferences, including OpenJS World, Node.js Interactive, NodeConf.eu, NodeSummit, JSConf.Asia, WebRebels, and JsDay just to name a few. He is also co-author of the book "Node.js Cookbook, Third Edition" edited by Packt. In the summer he loves sailing the Sirocco.

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Openjs foundation

Board Member

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Platformatic

Co-Founder and CTO

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

Our goal is to remove the friction from backend development.

Nearform

4 roles

Chief Software Architect

Jul 2021 – Jun 2022 · 11 mos

Technical Director

Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

As a Technical Director, I am responsible for my clients from sales to delivery. I architect and plan how to better solve the client Software Developmenting issues focusing on JavaScript and Cloud Native
technologies.
As part of my job, I contribute to the Node.js project as part of the Technical Steering Committee. I am also maintaining the Pino logger and the Fastify web framework. I often speak at conferences about Node.js development.
I am the line manager of all of my teams and I run 1:1 with all my direct reports.
I help in the company innovation strategy.

JavaScriptCloud Native technologiesNode.jsPino loggerFastify web framework

Principal Architect

Promoted

Dec 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

As a Principal Architect, I help NearForm major clients solve their development in-the-large issues. I helped intiatives spanning tens of teams deliver amazing success by increasing productivity and improving the software architecture.
As part of my job, I contribute to the Node.js project as part of the Technical Steering Committee. I am also maintaining the Pino logger and the Fastify web framework. I often speak at conferences about Node.js development.
I am also involved in the company pre-sales cycle.

JavaScriptNode.jsPino loggerFastify web framework

Software Architect

Feb 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 10 mos

As a Software Architect, I design the software architecture of several client applications in the e-commerce, Internet of Things and Finance sector. My technology of choice is Node.js because it provides a good balance between performance and developer productivity.
I promote the company as several conferences throughout the globe as well as by building and maintaining Open Source software on Github and NPM. NearForm sponsor a part of my Open Source activity to contribute to the Node.js project.

Node.jsSoftware architectureE-commerceInternet of ThingsFinance

Codemotion

Technical Commitee

Jan 2015 – Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos · The Interwebs

I am part of the Technical Committee that evaluates speech proposals

Matteo collina

Internet of Things Consultant

Jan 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bologna Area, Italy

I help companies deploy innovative projects in new and old fields, currently focusing on the Internet on Things. I am also specialized in Node.js development.

Siemens

Consultant

Nov 2013 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Milan Area, Italy

Node.js

Deri

Visiting Ph.D. Student

Jan 2013 – Jul 2013 · 6 mos · Galway, Ireland

Università di bologna

2 roles

Tutor

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 · 11 mos · Bologna Area, Italy

For the 2011/2012 academic year I tutored the "Principles of Multimedia Applications and Services M" course at the Engineering Faculty.
For the 2012/2013 academic year I tutored the "Software per le telecomunicazioni L" course at the Engineering Faculty.

Ph.D. Candidate

Dec 2010 – May 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bologna Area, Italy

At the beginning of 2011 I enrolled in a Ph.D. program with a project on the real time web and the Internet of Things. Since then, I developed various technologies in this field, culminating in my thesis "Application Platforms for the Internet of Things: Theory, Architecture, Protocols, Data Formats, and Privacy".