Manuel Pagliuca

Manuel Pagliuca

Software Engineer

TrueLayer

Biography

Hello! πŸ‘‹πŸ» I am Manuel, a Software Engineer.

Since an early age, I’ve had a passion for computers and videogames.

During my journey, I developed a strong interest in many fields of this science. My favorites are the following:

  • Algorithms & Data Structures
  • Distributed Systems
  • Computer Graphics
  • AI & AI4V
  • Computer Vision

For this reason, I am a passionate programmer. What I love to do most is design solutions that effectively address problems and then improve their performance. I have worked with several programming languages and see them as tools to help the programmer implement the actual solution, not as the end goal.

This corner of the internet is dedicated to a portfolio showcasing my academic and professional journey. However, it’s important to emphasize that this space is not solely about serving as a portfolio. It’s also a place where I share personal projects, images, posts, and resources.

In my leisure time, I take pleasure in activities such as running, weightlifting, reading, and playing the guitar. As passions tend to evolve with time, who knows what the future has in store for me? 🌌

Interests
  • Distributed Systems
  • Payments
  • Algorithms
  • Problem Solving
  • Computer Graphics
  • Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence
Education
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science, 2023

    University of Milan --- "La Statale"

  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, 2020

    University of Eastern Piedmont

Job Experience

 
 
 
 
 
TrueLayer
Software Engineer
November 2025 – Present Milan, Italy
Software Engineer in the Consumer Banking Payments (CBP) team, working on integrating banking institutions into TrueLayer’s open banking payment infrastructure.
 
 
 
 
 
Satispay SPA
Software Engineer
October 2024 – November 2025 Milan, Italy
Maintained and evolved the CRM microservice, a core ETL pipeline ingesting events from SQS queues and syncing data with Braze, developing 20 data flows for targeted CRM campaigns. Engineered the Loyalty feature ingestion flow, preventing a projected 90% increase in outbound messages through efficient event filtering and flow isolation, and enabling precise targeting with a 70% opt-in rate post-launch. Implemented rate-limiting at the gateway level to protect the reward promotion API, improving p99 latency by 60% during traffic spikes (from 500ms to <250ms). Integrated BNPL events into the transaction list with full support for comments and metadata.
 
 
 
 
 
Sellinnate SRL
Software Engineer Consultant
November 2023 – July 2024 Florence, Italy (Remote)
I held the position of CAD plug-in developer for Knauf Digital GmBh, I was responsible for the entire development of Archicad. This included both the development of new features and bug fixes, as well as the CI/CD pipeline for the distribution of this plug-in version.
 
 
 
 
 
Verve Ventures AG
Software Engineer Intern
February 2023 – July 2023 Zurich, Switzerland
Work experience as a Full-Stack Software Engineer, I learned how to work with various stack technologies. I developed several features on the main code base and implemented a script for exchanging sensitive investor information.
 
 
 
 
 
Altec SRL
Software Developer Intern
March 2021 – June 2021 Arona, Italy
Internship experience at a company specializing in Air Handling Units, in addition to contributing on the main codebase by developing features, I also developed several tools both for internal use and for the customer.

Academic Education

 
 
 
 
 
University of Milan --- "La Statale"
Master’s Degree in Computer Science
October 2020 – October 2023 Milan, Italy
Certification πŸ“„ — Thesis πŸŽ“ (light) (full) — Abstract πŸ“ƒ (en) (it) — Slides ⏯(en)
 
 
 
 
 
University of Eastern Piedmont
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
September 2017 – December 2020 Vercelli, Italy
Certification πŸ“„Thesis πŸŽ“ — Abstract πŸ“ƒ(it) (en) — Slides ⏯(en)

Contact

For more information, please feel free to contact me. I am often available 😊