Design system modernisation
I led a full editor UI overhaul using accessible, headless component principles and Tailwind CSS, improving consistency, clarity, and delivery speed.
Lead Product Engineering
Alberto Forni
I help product teams ship dependable web experiences without sacrificing speed, quality, or craft.
I am a Lead Product Engineer with 10+ years of experience building and scaling complex web products. My focus is React and TypeScript platforms, design system modernisation, and performance optimisation, with a practical leadership style that helps teams deliver confidently.
Impact
Leadership outcomes that moved product quality forward
Platform-level technical leadership
I defined frontend standards through architecture guidance, code review, and mentoring, enabling scalable delivery across multiple feature streams.
Performance optimisation
I drove improvements through code-splitting, lazy loading, and bundle analysis to keep product experience quality high as complexity grew.
TypeScript migration ownership
I directed migration from legacy JavaScript to TypeScript, improving reliability, maintainability, and onboarding speed for engineers.
Experience
Career path
Lead Product Engineer
Balsamiq · Italy
June 2017 - Present
- I have owned major editor-team initiatives that modernised the user experience and improved codebase quality.
- I have architected and led integration work for AI-assisted capabilities shaping the product roadmap.
- I provide day-to-day technical leadership through code review, mentoring, and architecture decisions.
Senior Software Engineer
TES · London, UK
January 2017 - June 2017
- I built and supported a user-facing job application microservice with Node.js and React/Redux.
- I delivered in a Docker-based environment with a clear focus on reliability and maintainability.
Senior UI Developer
ThoughtWorks · London, UK
June 2015 - December 2016
- I architected and maintained high-traffic web applications for enterprise finance and retail clients.
- I worked in cross-functional product teams to deliver iterative, testable, product-focused UI systems.
Senior Software Engineer
SafetyCulture · Townsville, Australia
April 2014 - April 2015
- I led the complete rebuild of the company's primary web application frontend.
- I focused on editor capabilities and maintainable architecture for ongoing product evolution.
Skills
Engineering stack and delivery discipline
Frontend
- TypeScript
- React
- SolidJS
- Tailwind CSS
- Radix Primitives
- Storybook
- Vite
- Webpack
Backend
- Node.js
- Ruby on Rails
- C#
- GraphQL
Data
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
Testing
- TDD
- BDD
- Vitest
- Jest
- Mocha
- React Testing Library
- Playwright
- Cypress
Delivery
- AWS
- Docker
- Technical mentoring
- Design system stewardship
Selected work
A focused snapshot of product-critical delivery
Editor platform modernisation
Product-critical editor experienceI established a modern, accessible frontend foundation that improved delivery consistency and reduced long-term UI maintenance cost.
TypeScript platform migration
Legacy JavaScript applicationI introduced stronger type safety and clearer contracts across the codebase, increasing confidence in product iteration.
AI capability integration
Core product roadmap initiativeI led implementation direction for AI-assisted editor workflows, connecting rapid experimentation with production-grade delivery.
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