Andy Camerucci

Senior Software Engineer | Full Stack | Infrastructure & Data

Current Location: The Netherlands

https://andy.ragdoll.dev

Profile

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience across full-stack development, infrastructure, and data systems. Currently Head of Software Engineering at a reforestation tech scale-up leading a team of 5 engineers and data scientists while remaining hands-on in system architecture and programming. Experience in designing high-performance SaaS products and research-driven platforms. Strong background in mentoring and growing engineering teams, aligning technical strategy with organizational goals, and bridging product and business needs. International experience across Europe, Japan, and Latin America.
Alongside my professional work, I also design and publish games and apps under my own indie studio (see Other Projects section).

Experience

> Head of Software Engineering - LandLife Company

Amsterdam, NL · September 2022 - Present (Hybrid)

Lead a 5-person engineering team developing remote sensing and simulation platforms for large-scale reforestation.
Oversee the engineering and maintenance of five interconnected platforms (mobile app for field monitoring, remote sensing web app, customer platform, internal admin tools, and Data Hub), ensuring consistency across product, infrastructure, and data.

Key Achievements:

  • Leadership & process: Stepped into a leadership vacuum, established engineering best practices, and transitioned workflows from ad-hoc requests to structured sprints, improving delivery speed and quality. Progressed from Senior Developer → Tech Lead → Head of Software within two years.
  • Team building: Recruited and onboarded 3 engineers; mentored internal staff and managed external developers (junior + senior).
  • Cross-functional impact: Led Git adoption across science/research teams spanning 4 countries, enabling effective collaboration with engineering.
  • Data & infrastructure: Designed and scaled infrastructure for processing large-scale geospatial/environmental datasets; partnered with the science team to turn research models into production-ready systems.
  • Cloud & DevOps: Maintained and evolved GCP infrastructure (AppEngine, Cloud Run, VertexAI) and DevOps practices.

Stack: Django, PostgreSQL, React, React Native, NextJS, 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:

> Mochitales.com: A travel app with maps & stories that write themselves

https://mochitales.com

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

HFO iOS and HFO 2 iOS

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

https://universe1340.com

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

https://the-bs-podcast.com

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

https://elgatoapp.com

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 (2008)

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Buenos Aires, Argentina · Information Systems Engineering (2002-2004)