Fabio Franco

Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 26 years of experience combining deep technical expertise with cutting-edge AI automation. I've architected systems that scaled a company to $2.5M annual revenue, built complete AI-powered products solo (from code to payment integration to marketing), and led international engineering teams of 100+ people across multiple timezones.

• AI automation expert: OpenAI, Claude AI, N8N workflows, RAG, Prompt Engineering
• Full-stack mastery: Java/Spring Framework, Python, Angular, React, AWS cloud architecture
• Solo product builder: ZapSense.ai generated 500+ qualified leads through AI + marketing
• 16+ years technical leadership including CTO role scaling company to $2.5M revenue

1. 2016 — 2026

   Senior Fullstack Software Engineer / Team Lead · CData

   United States / Germany (Remote)

   Global SaaS data virtualization platform serving enterprise clients across multiple industries.

   • Bootstrapped OpenAI API integration initiative, leading AI adoption across the product
   • Led full-stack development of web applications using Angular and Java
   • Led and mentored team of ~10 engineers across frontend, backend, and QA
   • Designed Git branching model adopted across multiple engineering teams
   • Implemented a comprehensive test framework using Playwright for end-to-end frontend testing
   • Implemented N8N automation workflow for product releases integrating GitLab CI/CD, Jira, and Slack

   • Angular
   • Java
   • OpenAI API
   • AWS
   • JUnit
   • Playwright
   • N8N
2. 2021 — 2023

   Senior Software Engineer · GetYourGuide

   Germany (Remote)

   Large-scale online travel and activities booking platform serving millions of users.

   • Fully replaced authentication system with a new Spring Boot microservice
   • Contributed to high-performance microservices architecture at global scale
   • Architected and deployed authentication microservice serving entire platform
   • Implemented Kubernetes, Argo CD, and Kafka in production environments
   • Developed extensive JUnit test coverage for authentication microservice ensuring reliability at global scale

   • Java
   • PHP
   • MySQL
   • Kubernetes
   • Argo CD
   • Kafka
   • JUnit
3. 2006 — 2016

   Co-founder / CTO · Audora Systems

   Brazil

   Software development company specializing in state-owned enterprise solutions.

   • Co-founded and scaled to $2.5M annual revenue over 16 years
   • Architected complete backend framework (ORM + Code Generator)
   • Led team of 15+ developers, 100+ total organization
   • Established testing culture with JUnit-based unit and integration testing standards across all projects

   • Java
   • AWS
   • MySQL
   • Next.js
   • JUnit

1. ZapSense.ai

   AI-powered chatbot platform for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram with intelligent automation. Complete end-to-end product built solo: AI engine, N8N workflow automation, multi-platform API integrations, landing page, Stripe payments, and Meta/Instagram marketing campaign.

   • Generated 500+ qualified leads through Instagram marketing campaign
   • Advanced prompt engineering for intelligent conversation handling
   • Complex N8N workflow automation across multiple messaging platforms

   • N8N
   • Claude AI
   • OpenAI
   • WhatsApp API
   • Telegram API
   • Instagram API
   • Supabase
   • Stripe
   • PostgreSQL

   
2. ignite.rocks

   AI-driven OKR management SaaS that helps organizations create, monitor, and execute OKR cycles with intelligent insights and automation. Built completely solo from conception to deployment.

   • Complete SaaS platform with AI recommendations
   • Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK
   • Production-grade cloud architecture

   • AWS CDK
   • Java
   • Spring
   • MongoDB
   • React
   • OpenAI

   
3. Audora Backend Framework

   Comprehensive backend framework including custom ORM and Code Generator that served as the foundation for all Audora Systems applications, enabling the company to scale from startup to $2.5M annual revenue.

   • Foundation for $2.5M revenue company over 16 years
   • Custom ORM and automated Code Generator
   • Enabled team scalability with standardized patterns

   • Java
   • MySQL
   • Custom Architecture