Giancarlo Papa
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Senior Full Stack Engineer – Cloud Platform & AI Engineering
Senior Full-Stack Engineer across PHP, Python, and JavaScript — shipping scalable, secure applications with Laravel, Vue.js, and React on cloud-native, containerised infrastructure. I architect enterprise APIs, identity systems, and data platforms: LDAP, Salesforce, CRM integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker-based delivery workflows — built for control and long-term maintainability.From AI-powered interfaces to call center platforms and structured data pipelines, I engineer systems that organisations depend on — reliable, performant, and built to last.
Profiles
Experience
Roles and projects that shaped my expertise.
Senior Full Stack Engineer – Cloud Platform & AI
Sunrise Communications AGZurich, Switzerland
Jan 2012 — Present
Long-term ownership of internal platforms and progressive responsibility spanning advanced technical support, application engineering, cloud platforms, data, Salesforce, and AI engineering in a leading Swiss telecommunications environment.
- Designed, built, and operated business-critical internal platforms used across multiple departments at scale.
- Led platform modernization from legacy PHP/JS to Laravel 12, Vue 3, and Nuxt 3; migrated infrastructure from RHEL 6/7 to RHEL 9 with Docker adoption and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins).
- Architected cloud-native services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) covering compute, networking, IAM, and Cloud Run.
- Delivered applied AI solutions including LLM integrations with Google Vertex AI and Gemini for enterprise automation and customer service efficiency.
- Integrated Oracle and MySQL backends with LDAP/AD authentication across enterprise systems.
- Salesforce development and system integrations with enterprise interoperability.
Full Stack Web Developer / System Engineer
Sicilia On Line SrlPalermo, Italy
Jan 2005 — Dec 2011
Lead Full Stack Web Developer for a high-traffic regional newspaper platform, with end-to-end responsibility for application development, platform architecture, and Linux-based operations.
- Led backend and frontend development ensuring reliability and performance under continuous editorial load.
- Drove platform evolution through major redesigns, optimizations, and third-party integrations.
- Managed LAMP server configuration, high-availability infrastructure, SEO, and analytics integrations.
Education
Formal studies and certifications.
Accounting & Computer Science studies
Diploma · Accounting & Computer Science
Italy
Jan 1991 — Jan 1997
Skills
Core technologies and competencies.
Core Engineering
Cloud & Platform
AI & Data Engineering
Salesforce & Enterprise
Databases & Storage
DevOps & Networking
Languages
Italian
Native
German
Fluent (business level)
English
Fluent (business level)
French
Basic knowledge
Interests
What keeps me energized beyond the editor.