Andrea Pepe

AI Engineering Manager

Transforming ideas into innovative digital solutions with AI

About Me

I'm an AI Engineering Manager and founder with over 8 years of experience building digital products and AI-driven solutions. I design and bring high-impact AI platforms into production, integrating LLMs, AI agents, and intelligent automation to turn complex processes into scalable, efficient, market-ready systems. I help companies and startups align strategic vision, technical execution, and business goals, leading engineering teams in building solid architectures, accelerating delivery, and raising quality standards. Through Marea Software, I support clients from ideation to go-to-market with a pragmatic approach focused on innovation and measurable results.

AI Engineering ManagerAI SolutionsTech Founder
Naples, Italy

Marea Software

Founder & CEO

We transform ideas into innovative digital ecosystems, combining AI and cutting-edge technology.

AI & Data

AI solutions and intelligent automation

Digital Ecosystems

Scalable cloud-native platforms

Strategic Consulting

CTO as a Service

Immersive Experiences

WebGL and interactive 3D

Products

Tablevo

Live

Complete platform for restaurant digitalization. Orders, payments, and staff management via QR Code, smart KDS, and integrated digital payments.

WhatsBrain

Live

Automate WhatsApp with artificial intelligence. Connect multiple accounts, create intelligent AI agents and scale customer engagement 24/7.

Ianos

Live

Enterprise workflow enforcement software. Automates and monitors organizational process execution ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.

MonexAI

Live

AI-powered financial planning app for intelligent personal budget management with automated insights and spending forecasts.

OntoSkills

Live

Ontological skills for AI agents. Query deterministic knowledge with SPARQL through a Rust-powered MCP runtime. No token waste. No guessing. Just precision.

Projects

From ideas to reality, with my engineering team

Vale

Live

Job search platform with self-assessment interviews and dynamic multimodal CV creation.

Sara

Live

Recruitment support platform with AI-assisted asynchronous video interviews to extract crucial insights for the selection process.

Mia

Live

Platform to automate social campaigns through AI: marketing plan generation, content creation, publishing, and automatic scheduling.

Alma

Beta

Study and training support platform with AI generating personalized materials for each student, acting as an intelligent tutor.

Coming Soon

Other innovative projects are in development. We can't reveal them yet, but they promise to revolutionize the way you interact with technology.

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Experience

AI Engineering Manager

2024 – Present

ITCONSULTING SRL

Strategically leading a team of 8 Senior and Middle developers, orchestrating the design and development of an enterprise AI/LLM product suite revolutionizing the recruitment industry. I define company-wide technical architecture, implementing excellence best practices and quality standards that have led to a 40% reduction in time-to-market. Responsible for team professional growth through structured mentorship and systematic code reviews.

Founder & CEO

2018 – Present

Marea Software

Founded and led Marea Software's transformation from a solo studio to an innovative software house specializing in AI solutions and digital ecosystems. Acquired and managed international enterprise clients including Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Dallair, and Firema. As CTO as a Service, I've supported numerous startups and SMBs in defining their technology strategy, from ideation to go-to-market. My team develops proprietary products combining advanced AI and user-centered design.

IT Trainer

2021 – Present

ITCONSULTING SRL

Teaching professional courses of 160-240 hours. Java, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Laravel, Spring Boot, Django. Preparing junior developers for entering the workforce.

Team Leader

2023 – 2024

3i Technology

Coordinating a team of 7 developers. Development and maintenance of a .NET application ecosystem (C#, .NET Core, SQL Server). Managing software lifecycle and team member mentorship.

Software Engineer

2020 – 2021

Y-B

Full-stack development with CodeIgniter, Express.js, and Django. Managing complex databases with over 100 tables. Third-party API integrations and performance optimization.

Skills

Languages

PHPJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaC#CSQLGraphQLBash

Frameworks & Runtime

LaravelNext.jsNode.jsNestJSHonoExpress.jsSpring BootAngularVue.jsFlutterDjangoFastAPI

Databases & Storage

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchSQLite

AI & ML

Prompt EngineeringLLM ImplementationMachine LearningAgent DevelopmentRAGCoding AssistantsLangChainOpenAI API

Cloud, DevOps & Edge

DockerKubernetesAWSAzureEdge ComputingGitCI/CDLinuxTerraformNginx

Architecture & Methodologies

MicroservicesMoleculerEvent-DrivenREST APIgRPCWebSocketsAgileScrumKanbanTDDDDD