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Ivan Cafiero · dreamwhite

Independent software developer.

Computer Science student · web applications · systems · infrastructure

Computer Science student and software developer working across web applications, integrations, embedded systems, and infrastructure. I like turning complex ideas into reliable, useful software. I care about system boundaries, correctness, maintainability, and the reasoning behind implementation choices.

Where I have worked and learned.

2016 — now

Independent software developer

Self-employed · Italy

Designing, building, and maintaining web applications, business management systems, and custom software solutions across the full development lifecycle. Primarily working with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, relational databases, APIs, and self-hosted infrastructure.

Work experience

Oct 2025 — Jun 2026

Coding Instructor

NOI — Next Open Innovation · Freelance

Introduced primary and middle-school students to programming, computational thinking, and computer-science fundamentals through practical lessons and interactive activities.

Work experience

2024 — now

Computer Science studies

Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope

Algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, operating systems, databases, software engineering, and web technologies.

Education

2019 — 2024

ICT studies

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

A completed degree path that built the foundation for working across software, systems, and information technologies.

Education

Jun — Sep 2018

Software Quality Assurance intern

Kelyon · Digital Health

Contributed to testing and quality assurance for a medical software application supporting pediatric endocrinology workflows, with a focus on functional correctness and reliability.

Internship

Projects that show the range.

PRG32

An open-source educational runtime for teaching RISC-V assembly and C through native game cartridges on ESP32-C6 hardware and QEMU.

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Emporion

A TypeScript commerce platform I designed and built end to end: separate shop and admin products, a gateway-led service architecture, and an extension runtime for realistic local HTTPS development.

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Event-driven MQTT bridge

A small event-driven integration that translates device events into MQTT messages for home-automation systems.

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