Luca Cavallin

Senior Software Engineer @ GitHub
Software Engineer at GitHub | GDE & CNCF Ambassador | 12+ YOE
Netherlands 5.0 (21 reviews) Active this week Usually responds in a day or two
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$390 / month

Balances session frequency with time to implement what you learn.

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Unlimited Q&A via chat

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Senior Software Engineer at GitHub Actions. I build distributed systems and tooling for platform engineering and developer experience, improving how teams deploy and scale cloud-native workloads. I’m especially interested in Go, Kubernetes, networking, containers, and observability. I also maintain a strong interest in emerging technologies like Rust, eBPF, and WebAssembly for their potential to improve performance, security, and portability.

Beyond my primary expertise, I've branched out into areas like frontend development with React and TypeScript, data engineering and Google Cloud to name a few. My past also saw me wearing the hats of a consultant, delivering hands-on training sessions, hosting podcasts, and organizing meetups for the tech community. I'm an active contributor to open source and believe in the importance of knowledge sharing, as evidenced by my blog posts and talks. Additionally, I hold the title of Google Developer Expert (GDE) and CNCF Ambassador.

For a deeper dive into my contributions, head over to my blog. For those new to open source, consider exploring Verto.sh. And if you're on the lookout for mentorship, I offer guidance on Mentorcruise. Outside of work, activities like photography, cycling, cooking on a kamado and cleaning litterboxes keep me occupied 🐈.

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What mentees say

Vincent

Vincent

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
13 months

I've been looking for a mentor who can guide me, help me achieve my career goals, and keep me accountable. For over a year, Luca has been mentoring me. He reviews my code, recommends books for me to read, and we discuss daily engineering topics as they arise. Recently, I started a new position at a different company, and I am very happy in my new role. I believe this mentorship has made me a better engineer.

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Vincent

Vincent

5 out of 5 stars

Working with Luca has been incredibly valuable to me. Initially, he helped me find my career direction. Throughout our mentorship, we've been working on a project where I write code, and he reviews it. His reviews are always thoughtful and insightful, specifically designed to make me consider various topics. In addition to the exercises, he recommends books for me to read, and we discuss daily business matters arising at my company. Whenever I have questions, his responses are prompt and helpful.

Roel

Roel

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
11 months

I have been mentored for about 10 months now and it has been a great journey so far. Luca is very good at identifying and addressing the gaps in my knowledge and setting up a plan to improve as a whole. Next to that we go in depth career wise and talk about challenges/improvements at my current job. Our meetings are relaxed, clear and make me enthusiastic for the next steps into the projects we develop throughout the mentorship. These projects also allow me to learn new topics and add onto existing knowledge while getting clear and accurate feedback on PRs. Still very satisfied and excited for the future of the mentorship :)

Roel wrote 3 more reviews for the same mentorship
Roel

Roel

5 out of 5 stars

Roel

Roel

5 out of 5 stars

I am very content with Luca as my mentor. Luca answers all my questions in depth and also explains scenarios from different perspectives. He is commited to keeping me consistently engaged and challenged. The tasks and project assigned to me are tailored to my wants and needs, this helps me a lot with the things I am working on. Looking forward to continuing this journey!

Roel

Roel

5 out of 5 stars

I am still very satisfied! :)

Pavlo

Pavlo

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
4 months

My collaboration with Luca has been very helpful! He's a person who would answer your questions and give practical pieces of advice on where to find more info and how to use it the best. But don't forget that most of the work has to be done and determined by YOU, and Luca is there to help you, not to tell you what to do, so don't forget to read how to actually work with a mentor.

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