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Ahoy, I'm Alex Ghirelli, an engineer who solves problems at ground level and finds inspiration at 3,000 feet. They say developers have their heads in the clouds, I took it literally and got a pilot license.

About me

I'm a Senior Software Engineer from Italy with 10+ years turning ideas into scalable, production-ready systems. Currently working at Wikimedia Foundation on the MediaWiki Interfaces Team, focusing on APIs and tooling.

My primary tools of choice include:

PHP & Node.js
JavaScript / TypeScript
React & Next.js
Docker / Kubernetes & AWS
REST APIs, GraphQL & gRPC

I specialize in building robust APIs, microservices architectures, and developer tools. I'm passionate about writing clean, tested code and creating systems that handle millions of operations reliably.

Beyond coding, I love traveling the world, photography, and piloting ultra-light aircrafts.

Get in touch with me!

Working hours

3:04 AM

Rome

12:04 PM

Weekly Schedule

Monday 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00

Tuesday 09:00–11:00, 14:00–18:00, 22:00–23:59

Wednesday 09:00–12:00, 14:00–19:00

Thursday 09:00–11:00, 14:00–18:00, 22:00–23:59

Friday 08:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00

Saturday Off

Sunday Off

Listening

Now

what's that ?

Currently working fulltime at Wikimedia Foundation

Countries I visited

Thoughts & Ideas

Blog

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