Massimiliano Pippi

Massimiliano Pippi is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with extensive experience in software development and team management across various companies. Currently serving as a Founding Engineer at LlamaIndex since June 2024, Pippi previously held significant roles at deepset as Team Lead for Open Source Engineering, where the technical vision for Haystack was shaped. Experience includes senior management at Elastic, focusing on infrastructure monitoring solutions and talent development, as well as key engineering roles at Arduino, Datadog, and Evonove. With foundational experience in software engineering dating back to 2001, Pippi has contributed to projects in Cheminformatics, ERP systems, and interactive exhibits, and has showcased expertise in programming languages such as Python, C++, and Golang. Academic credentials include a degree in Computer Science from Università degli Studi di Perugia.