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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.

>Work

Experience

Roles and projects that shaped my expertise.

Senior Full Stack Engineer – Cloud Platform & AI

Sunrise Communications AG

Zurich, 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.
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Full Stack Web Developer / System Engineer

Sicilia On Line Srl

Palermo, 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.
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>Education

Education

Formal studies and certifications.

Accounting & Computer Science studies

Diploma · Accounting & Computer Science

Italy

Jan 1991 — Jan 1997

>Expertise

Skills

Core technologies and competencies.

Core Engineering

PHPLaravelJavaScriptVue.jsHTML5CSSRESTful APIsService-oriented design

Cloud & Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)DockerLinux (Debian / Ubuntu / RHEL)CI/CD pipelinesCloud RunApplication deployment & automation

AI & Data Engineering

Applied AI / LLM integrationVertex AIGeminiAI-assisted toolingBig data platformsAnalytics-oriented development

Salesforce & Enterprise

Salesforce developmentPlatform customizationEnterprise interoperabilityLDAP / ADEnterprise data integration

Databases & Storage

MySQLOraclePostgreSQLSQL design & optimizationData modeling

DevOps & Networking

TCP/IPDNSHTTP/SSSL / SSHSystem hardeningPerformance optimizationGitShell scripting
>Communication

Languages

Italian

Native

German

Fluent (business level)

English

Fluent (business level)

French

Basic knowledge

>Personal

Interests

What keeps me energized beyond the editor.

Sports

Mountain bikingRunningSwimming

Lifestyle

CookingGardeningDIYWoodworking

Creativity

Digital DesignFurniture RestorationModding