Filippo De Rosa
About Filippo De Rosa
Filippo De Rosa is an Engineering Lead at Starling Bank, where he provides technical guidance and leads engineering teams. He has extensive experience in software development, having worked in various roles across multiple companies, including UNIBET and Portaltech Reply.
Work at Starling Bank
Filippo De Rosa has been serving as Engineering Lead at Starling Bank since 2022. In this role, he provides technical guidance and collaborates with the business to define the product roadmap. He actively addresses scalability challenges and leads the growth of engineering teams. He also oversees the Onboarding engineering group, managing cross-functional teams responsible for various areas, including user permissions, identity and access management (IAM), onboarding of current accounts, add-on subscription products, spending insights, and merchant data. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Software Engineer at Starling Bank from 2019 to 2023.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Filippo De Rosa has extensive experience in software engineering. He worked at UNIBET as a Senior Software Engineer for eight months in 2017 in London. Prior to that, he was employed at Portaltech Reply, where he held multiple roles, including Java Developer from 2012 to 2013, Senior Java Developer from 2013 to 2015, and Hybris Tech Lead from 2015 to 2017. He also served as a Senior Software Engineer at Portaltech Reply from 2017 to 2019. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Web Developer and Web Designer at RYHAB S.a.s. di Di Biasi Ivano & C. from 2011 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Filippo De Rosa holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, which he completed from 2008 to 2012. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the same institution from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, he completed his secondary education at Liceo Classico Giuseppe Garibaldi, obtaining a Diploma di Maturità Classica from 1997 to 2002. His expertise lies in backend engineering, with a strong focus on testing and test-driven development (TDD), synchronous and asynchronous integrations, complex business functionalities, optimization, caching, and event-driven architectures.
Continuous Learning and Professional Development
Filippo De Rosa is committed to continuous learning and professional development. He regularly participates in webinars, conferences, and training courses to stay updated with the latest trends and frameworks in technology. He also keeps his knowledge current on architectural trends, particularly in cloud computing, and explores new programming languages such as Go and Kotlin. This dedication to learning enhances his ability to lead engineering teams effectively and tackle complex technical challenges.