Andy Camerucci
Senior Software Engineer | Full Stack | Infrastructure & Data
Current Location: The Netherlands
https://andy.ragdoll.devProfile
Full-stack engineer with 15+ years of experience. Currently at a reforestation tech scale-up where I
architect and build end-to-end: from Django backends to React
Native mobile apps to NextJS rewrites. I thrive in
ambiguous environments where I can own the full lifecycle:
problem → design → build → deploy.
Outside work, I run an indie studio where I've shipped 10+
projects in the last 5 years - mobile games, AI experiments, hardware
arcade cabinets, and everything in between. I'm a builder at heart;
I build things because I can't stop - and I genuinely enjoy it. See Other Projects section.
Experience
> Head of Software Engineering - LandLife Company
Amsterdam, NL · September 2022 - Present (Hybrid)
Hands-on engineering lead at a reforestation tech scale-up. Despite the title, I spend 80%+ of my time as an IC designing architecture, writing code, reviewing PRs, and shipping often. The team is small (3 engineers) and senior, so management overhead is minimal.
Currently building:
- Data Hub: Built from scratch. MVP with React frontend calling Django backend; now migrating to a full NextJS (using Prisma as the ORM) backend. Primary developer and architect.
Key technical work:
- Carbon Capture Simulation Platform: Took a Python simulation that lived on a scientist's laptop and built the infrastructure to run it at scale: Cloud Jobs orchestration triggered from a webapp, callback system to the backend on completion, and a complex UI handling dozens of parameters and simulation scenarios. Set up CI/CD so scientist working on the code can push updates → automatic testing -> auto Docker image versioning → version selection in the webapp at runtime.
- Remote Sensing Dashboard: Built the frontend foundations (React) and contributed to backend endpoints (Django) before handing off to main FE engineer.
- Mobile field monitoring app (React Native): Inherited and led cleanup/refactoring efforts.
- Internal admin tools (Django): Ongoing backend contributions.
Stack: NextJS, Django, PostgreSQL, React, React Native, GCP
> Software Engineer (Infrastructure & Internal Tools) - Sketch
Remote · June 2020 - September 2022
Contributed to the platform serving 1M+ users, building internal tools, infrastructure, and payment systems.
Key Achievements:
- Built integrations between internal systems and external platforms (customersupport, finance).
- Developed pipelines for analytics and finance teams, consolidating data for reporting.
- Contributed to Billing & Provisioning team: Stripe integration for payments and account provisioning.
- Built internal webapps for sales, marketing, and support teams (React).
Stack: React, NodeJS, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Jenkins, Chef
> Founder - Emplero Labs B.V.
The Hague, NL · January 2017 - May 2020
Founded Emplero Labs to develop enterprise software solutions. Delivered Ideos.App, an employee engagement platform adopted by organizations to collect and analyze feedback.
Stack: Django, React, PostgreSQL, Digital Ocean
> IT Consultant - JapanRA
Tokyo, Japan · April 2011 - December 2016
Supported enterprise clients including Google Japan, AIG, Citi, Springer Nature, Tokyo Star Bank with IT systems, contractor integration, and technical operations. Acted as a bilingual (JP/EN) bridge between engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders.
> Software Engineer / Sales Representative - SBT Japan
Yokohama, Japan · May 2008 - February 2011
Developed internal IT systems and later transitioned to international sales for the Latin America division, handling logistics, client sourcing, and support.
Other Projects
Ragdoll Software & Chango Games Studios
This is my experimental launchpad for apps, games, and creative tools. I design, build, and release independent products spanning mobile, web, gaming, AI, hardware and more.
Some of them are:
> Project Botageddon
A fun little page to crowdsource "stories" of AI and robots going wrong.
> Prompt Island: Character.AI x Netflix x TikTok
A platform that lets you create AI personas and simulate TV-like mini shows and environments where they are the protagonists and interact with each other.
> Mochitales.com: A travel app with maps & stories that write themselves
A travel journaling app that uses AI to help users document their trips with minimal effort. WhatsApp integration allows users to submit their audio notes and images easily, and it automatically generates daily summaries and beautiful maps that can be shared.
> Pixqtee.com: Scannable T-shirts
Built with Next.js and AWS, it's a platform that allows users to create and order QR-coded T-shirts that link to their own personalized content (text, images, galleries).
> Custom Arcade Machines
https://arcades.chango-games.com
Bespoke arcade cabinets loaded with custom games I develop for clients. A hands-on hardware-meets-software venture aimed at experiential marketing.
> Hair Force One & HFO 2: Elon VS The President
Mobile game "inspired" by the US political climate. Top-down airplane shooter featuring a global leaderboard. For a while the first version included a "crypto tournament" mode leveraging Hel.io for real crypto payouts. Built with the Godot Game Engine.
Universe #1340
Narrative-driven, asynchronous multiplayer text adventure played through WhatsApp, incorporating AI to enrich storytelling. A novel use of chat-based gameplay and generative tech (WhatsApp API, Flask, AWS).
The BS Podcast
A daily AI-generated micro-podcast experiment. From story ideation to audio and publishing, it's an exercise in automation and creative content at scale (AWS, Python, OpenAI).
The Cat Consultant
An app where you can chat with a cat that learns and remembers about you over time - It combines AI-generated cat selfies, tarot readings, chat, in-app purchases, and even a mini-game (React native, Expo, OpenAI).
Fizza
Web app to visualize personal finances with intuitive data insights and predictive analytics. Built with Django, React, and Pandas.
Chemical Soup
Chemical network visualization tool for Sophia University (Tokyo) using D3.js to render interactive molecular reaction graphs - melding science, design, and UX.
The WonderBox
Kawaii-branded subscription box e-commerce system for the Japanese market, complete with stock automation, label generation, and UX-tailored checkout flows.
Education
Tokuyama National College of Technology
Yamaguchi, Japan · Computer Engineering (2005 - 2008)
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Information Systems Engineering (2002-2004)