Alessandro Travi

# What I do

• Backend & APIs

  Reliable backend systems and APIs built with Node.js or Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot. Serverless or containerized, on AWS and Azure, with SQL and NoSQL data stores.

  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • Spring Boot
  • Serverless
  • MongoDB
  • DynamoDB

• AI-assisted development

  Building software faster with AI coding assistants without losing control of the result: spec-driven workflows with OpenSpec, requirements agreed before code, and small reviewable changes. Plus consulting on where AI really fits in your product or team.

  • OpenSpec
  • Spec-driven
  • AI coding
  • Consulting

• Infrastructure as Code

  Repeatable cloud infrastructure you can version, review and rebuild. Terraform, CloudFormation and CDK, with CI/CD and container setups around them.

  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • CDK
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker

• Home Assistant & home automation

  Custom smart home projects built around Home Assistant: integrations, custom panels and dashboards, Zigbee devices and automations tailored to how you actually live.

  • Home Assistant
  • Zigbee
  • Custom panels
  • Automations

• IoT & 3D printing

  From Arduino and ESP32 prototypes to finished devices: sensors, triggers, remote control apps and custom 3D-printed parts to bring them into the real world.

  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • 3D printing

# About

I’m a software engineer who is always eager to step outside my comfort zone and push myself beyond my limits.

After graduating from high school, while working as a postman, I began challenging myself with personal side projects and freelance consulting.

I’m not entirely sure what it means to be a 'self-starter,' but people tend to call me that.

# Side projects

• Ruspa SlugNew

  A Metal Slug-style run & gun that makes fun of Italian politics. Drive a bulldozer through eight levels of umbrellas, red tape and late trains.

• Brezza

  Battery-powered Zigbee sensor that tells Home Assistant when the wind is shaking your awning.

  ESP32-H2, custom PCB, 3D-printed enclosure.

• Basecamp-UI

  A custom UI for Home Assistant, built as a custom panel instead of Lovelace.

• Thook

  Simply receive notifications in Telegram.

  Entire Serverless project with Firebase Functions (TypeScript), Firestore and Hosting

• Torchio

  Break your containers on purpose: burn CPU, hold memory, fill disk and add latency on demand over HTTP.

  For testing autoscaling, limits, OOM kills and probes. Docker image included.

• Ed25519

  Verify and create Ed25519 signatures right in the browser. Everything runs client-side, nothing is uploaded.

  TypeScript, Preact and Vite.

• 3D Printing

  A few of my 3D printing projects are published on MakerWorld.