Simone Bottecchia
About Simone Bottecchia
Simone Bottecchia is a Senior Engineering Manager currently working at Forge in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a background in software engineering and management, he has held various roles at notable companies including BitMEX and Crunchbase.
Current Role at Forge
Simone Bottecchia serves as a Senior Engineering Manager at Forge, a position held since 2023. In this role, Bottecchia oversees engineering teams and projects, contributing to the company's technological advancements. The position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Previous Experience at BitMEX
Bottecchia worked at BitMEX from 2019 to 2021, initially as a Senior Software Engineer for one year and later as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer for another year. Both roles were located in San Francisco, California. During this time, Bottecchia focused on enhancing software performance and reliability.
Career at Crunchbase
At Crunchbase, Bottecchia held multiple roles from 2014 to 2019. Starting as a DevOps Engineer for one year, Bottecchia progressed to Software Engineer for two years, and then served as Engineering Manager for another two years. These positions were based in the San Francisco Bay Area and involved various engineering responsibilities.
Educational Background
Bottecchia has a diverse educational background. Bottecchia studied at ITT G. Chilesotti, achieving a High School Diploma in Computer Science from 2003 to 2008. Further education includes a Core: Credential of Readiness from Harvard Business School Online in 2016 and ongoing studies in HCI and Computer Science at Università di Trento since 2011.
Early Career Experience
Bottecchia began the professional journey as a junior IT Consultant at Infovi srl from 2009 to 2011 in Italy. Additional early experience includes an internship as a Web Developer at City College Plymouth in 2008 and a role as Sys Admin/DevOps at goBalto, Inc. from 2013 to 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area.