# welcome.sh$ whoamiGiuseppe Carella
Hands-on engineering leader and AI enthusiast experienced in cloud-native systems and communication technologies. I dive deep into architecture reviews and implementation details while scaling engineering teams.
feat: Vice President of Software Engineering @ KORE Wireless
Leading engineering teams building IoT Connectivity Management Platforms. Driving strategic initiatives in Engineering Excellence, Operational Excellence, and Organizational Development. Enhanced executive strategy and data analytical skills through close collaboration with CTO and COO. Scaling leadership to 100+ engineers while adopting AI-powered development tools. (See achievements: Strategic Business Transformation, Large-Scale Team Leadership)
feat: Director of Software Engineering @ KORE Wireless
Led the transition of Twilio IoT products to KORE, established a modern CI/CD platform, and guided customer migrations. Completed critical business transition 2 months ahead of contractual deadlines while maintaining continued growth. Improved resilience, observability, and deployment strategies. (See achievements: Strategic Business Transformation)
feat: Senior Engineering Manager @ Twilio Inc.
Scaled the IoT engineering organization from 15 to 25 engineers. Delivered 25% YoY product growth and 99.999% uptime. Significantly reduced false alerts through targeted technical improvements. Led due diligence for Twilio IoT sale to KORE. Enhanced strategic planning skills while maintaining engineering excellence. (See achievements: Large-Scale Team Leadership, Platform Reliability Transformation, Strategic Business Transformation)
feat: Engineering Manager @ Twilio Inc.
Scaled engineering team from 3 to 15 members. Launched Super SIM from concept to production, managed APIs, billing systems, internal tooling, and deployment automation. Led end-to-end product development that drove significant market impact. (See achievements: Large-Scale Team Leadership, New Product Development)
feat: Associate Engineering Manager @ Twilio Inc.
Led DevOps-oriented engineering team, establishing foundational systems for Super SIM, including warehouse management.
feat: Engineering Manager @ Core Network Dynamics (acquired by Twilio)
Created cloud orchestration solutions for telecom operators, secured strategic partnerships, and played a key role in the acquisition by Twilio.
feat: Team Tech Lead @ Fraunhofer FOKUS
Co-founded and led the OpenBaton open-source project. Designed innovative NFV solutions adopted by telecommunications operators globally. Represented the institute at ETSI NFV and IETF NFVRG, contributing to international standards and building industry thought leadership. (See achievements: Open Source Project Leadership, Industry Thought Leadership)
feat: Team Tech Lead @ TU Berlin
Led research projects in cloud computing, 5G, NFV, SDN, and telecom systems with a 10-person team. First experience building and leading teams, developing foundational team building skills. Acted as a teaching assistant and mentor for BSc, MSc, and PhD students. Published ~30 peer-reviewed papers and spoke at international conferences, establishing industry thought leadership. (See achievements: Large-Scale Team Leadership, Industry Thought Leadership)
feat: Software Engineer @ Fraunhofer FOKUS
Developed the first prototype of an autoscaling engine for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) components. Pioneered the foundation of what would later evolve into OpenBaton.
PhD in Computer Engineering
Research on cloud computing, NFV, SDN, 5G. ~30 scientific publications. Team lead and teaching assistant.
MSc in Engineering of Computer Science
Specialized in distributed systems and telecommunications.
Bachelor in Engineering of Computer Science
Foundation in computer science and software engineering principles.
Led critical business transitions including due diligence for Twilio IoT sale to KORE and subsequent product migration as engineering head (Director/VP at KORE), completing transitions 2 months ahead of contractual deadlines while maintaining continued growth.
Successfully scaled engineering organizations from 3 to 100+ people across multiple roles, building high-performing teams while maintaining strong engineering culture and delivery excellence.
Across multiple engineering leadership roles, enabled teams to transform platform availability from 90% to 99.999% (five nines) by providing frameworks and tools, achieving 90% reduction in false alerts and 50% improvement in MTTR.
As Engineering Manager at Twilio, led end-to-end development of innovative connectivity products from concept to production, including Super SIM launch, driving significant market impact.
As Team Tech Lead at Fraunhofer FOKUS, co-founded and led the OpenBaton open-source project, adopted by global telecommunications operators and cloud providers.
During PhD research at TU Berlin and work at Fraunhofer FOKUS, published 30+ peer-reviewed papers, contributed to international standards (ETSI, IETF), and spoke at major conferences worldwide.
Built metrics-driven engineering cultures focused on operational excellence, continuous learning, and inclusive collaboration.
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