# Giacomo Cavalieri (@giacomocavalieri.me)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/giacomocavalieri.me
Headline: Gleam Core Team member

## About

Hello there! I love learning new things and functional programming ✨ Member of the core team of the Gleam programming language along with some amazing people 💕

## Career

- **Core Team Member at Gleam ✨** (Jan 2024 - Present)
  Helping with the compiler the best I can ✨
- **Insegnante at Liceo Scientifico Augusto Righi** (Jan 2025 - Jun 2025)
- **Sviluppatore at Twinlogix** (Jul 2023 - Nov 2023)
- **Tutor didattico per il corso di Basi di Dati at University of Bologna** (Jan 2022 - Sep 2023)
- **Sviluppatore di software at Ca' Foscari University of Venice** (Apr 2021 - Jul 2021)
  Realizzazione della web app Ca’ Foscari Jisho Web

## Skills

### Technical
- Gleam
- Functional Programming
### Other
- Lingua inglese

## Talks & sessions

### [Gleam and the value of small](https://sifa.id/p/giacomocavalieri.me/talk/gleam-and-the-value-of-small-3msm2cwe3vn2l)
- Ubuntu Summit · May 2026 · London, England, United Kingdom · Presenter · In person
### [You Don't Need an ORM](https://sifa.id/p/giacomocavalieri.me/talk/you-don-t-need-an-orm-3msm222d2c52l)
_developers_
- FOSDEM · Feb 2026 · Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium · Presenter · In person
- Code BEAM Europe · Nov 2025 · Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany · Presenter
- Lambda Days · Jun 2025 · Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland · Presenter · In person
- FOSDEM · Feb 2025 · Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium · Presenter · In person
### [A Code Centric Journey Into the Gleam Language](https://sifa.id/p/giacomocavalieri.me/talk/a-code-centric-journey-into-the-gleam-language-3mslzv6uuhn2l)
_developers_
- Func Prog Conf · Oct 2025 · Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden · Presenter · In person
- YOW! · Dec 2024 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Presenter · In person
- GOTO Copenhagen · Oct 2024 · Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark · Presenter · In person
### [Supercharge Your Tests With Snapshot Testing](https://sifa.id/p/giacomocavalieri.me/talk/supercharge-your-tests-with-snapshot-testing-3mslznh4dl52l)
- Squiggle Conf · Sep 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Presenter · In person
- Code BEAM Europe · Nov 2024 · Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany · Presenter · In person
- Lambda Days · Jun 2024 · Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland · Presenter · In person
### Panel - Chat with Gleam Core Team
- Gleam Gathering · Feb 2026 · Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Panelist · In person
### What's new in Gleam 1.11
- Lambda Days · Jun 2025 · Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland · Presenter · In person

## Credentials

- CAE - Certificate in Advanced English — University of Cambridge (Jul 2016)

## Education

- **Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna** — Laurea Magistrale  LM (2020 - 2023)
- **Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna** — Laurea triennale (2017 - 2020)

## Languages

- Italian (native)
- English (professional working)
- Spanish (elementary)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/giacomocavalieri
- Website: https://giacomocavalieri.me
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@giacomo_cavalieri