Luca is a Data Engineer on the Platform Team at Point72 Private Investments. His responsibilities involve building and optimizing the infrastructure that powers our core suite of products.

Prior to joining the team, Luca worked as a ML Infrastructure Engineer at Appian Corporation, leading the development of a critical platform supporting the company’s AI initiatives. His expertise includes building distributed systems, provisioning AWS Cloud infrastructure, and orchestrating applications with Kubernetes.

Empowering Research Through Innovation

What excites me about my work is the ability to deliver impactful solutions with the potential to drive us forward. I enjoy building robust and scalable infrastructure that enhances our platform’s efficiency to enable meaningful insights. Knowing that my contributions directly influence critical decisions keeps me motivated and passionate about my role.

Smile!

Embracing a positive and enthusiastic attitude each day can significantly enhance your mood and performance. Research shows that smiling instills confidence, sparks creativity, and boosts motivation. Best of all, it’s contagious!

Curiosity fuels growth.

As an engineer, I’ve learned that curiosity is our greatest superpower. In an industry where technologies constantly evolve, staying relevant means cultivating a passion for new knowledge and new ways of doing things. Whether I’m obsessing over the latest software tools, scrolling through Hacker News, or catching up on tech newsletters, I always live by: “Stay curious, stay hungry, stay humble”.

Small talk cheat sheet:

Scuba-diving, shark-diving, fitness, basketball, Star Wars.