Franco Zanek

Senior .NET Engineer with 9+ years of experience building and evolving high-scale distributed systems in cloud environments. I specialize in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and high-volume data processing, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.

Key achievements

• Improved system performance by up to 90%
• Increased system stability by ~70%
• Raised automated test coverage to 85–90%

Currently leading microservices architecture evolution at BASF, working with .NET, Azure, and distributed systems. I enjoy solving complex backend challenges and building systems that scale.

Senior .NET Engineer (Senior Specialist Digitalization) | BASF | OCT 2023 – Present

• Led migration from monolith to microservices using .NET 8 and Azure, improving system stability by ~70%.
• Designed service boundaries and event-driven communication patterns to support scalability and decoupling in a globally distributed system.
• Drove quality improvements by increasing automated test coverage from 50% to 85%, reducing production incidents and improving release confidence.
• Contributed to a platform processing ~300GB/month of spectrometer data, ensuring reliability across multiple regions and time zones.
• Partnered with product and business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Actively participated in cross-team architecture discussions, influencing system evolution and integration strategies.

.NET Engineer (Software Developer Specialist) | INTRUM | MAY 2023 – OCT 2023

• Developed backend services in distributed systems using C#, .NET, SQL Server, and Elasticsearch, improving system reliability and stability.
• Ensured adherence to best practices (SOLID, clean code, OOP) across the development lifecycle.
• Troubleshot critical issues across multiple systems, improving system reliability and stability.
• Contributed to system architecture discussions and proposed scalable solutions for complex problems.
• Participated in agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, retrospectives), improving team delivery and collaboration.

.NET Engineer | ChannelAdvisor | JAN 2021 – MAY 2023

• Re-architected legacy components into a microservices-based platform supporting global e-commerce catalog management.
• Designed robust integrations with major marketplaces (Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Target), handling distributed data synchronization challenges.
• Improved system performance by 85–90% through refactoring, query optimization, and service decomposition.
• Raised automated test coverage to ~90%, enabling safer continuous delivery in a high-change environment.
• Built and maintained backend services processing large-scale product and transactional datasets across multiple regions.
• Collaborated in system design and architectural decisions to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and maintainability.

.NET Engineer | Hexacta (Consulting) | AUG 2016 – DEC 2020

• Delivered consulting services for enterprise clients, including YPF and US-based financial institutions, across multiple concurrent projects.
• Led the consolidation of two document management systems (digital and paper-based) into a unified platform.
• Designed and executed data migration strategies, transforming and normalizing data to ensure compatibility and integrity.
• Worked closely with business stakeholders on a daily basis to validate requirements, resolve ambiguities, and ensure a smooth migration process.
• Achieved ~90% migration success rate, minimizing operational disruption during system transition.
• Developed web solutions using React and Azure Functions, integrating backend services within cloud-native architectures.
• Mentored junior engineers and interns, contributing to team growth and knowledge sharing.

Additional Experience

Project Leader | National University of Salta

• Led research and development of machine learning models for electrical consumption prediction using neural networks.
• Designed optimization strategies for renewable energy usage and distribution.

Teaching Assistant

• Delivered technical training in software engineering and programming.
• Developed applied learning materials focused on real-world problem solving.

Phd in Computer Science

Master Degree in Computer Science