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 # 👋 I'm [Riccardo Coppola](mailto:hi@riccardocoppola.me). I am an engineer
 
-I’m a staff-level full stack engineer with over 15 years of industry experience, currently focused on building scalable systems, improving developer experience, and fostering high-trust engineering cultures.
+I’m a staff-level full stack engineer with 15+ years of experience, focused on building scalable systems, improving developer experience, and fostering high-trust engineering cultures.
 
-Over the years, I’ve worked across e-commerce, travel, government, and fashion — leading cross-functional teams in both co-located and [distributed environments](https://www.riccardocoppola.me/embrace-distributed-teams-and-be-happy/). I care deeply about the craft of software engineering: clean code, thoughtful architecture, and workflows that make developers faster and happier.
+I’ve worked across e-commerce, travel, government, and fashion — leading cross-functional teams in both co-located and distributed environments. I care deeply about clean code, thoughtful architecture, and workflows that make shipping software smoother and more sustainable.
 
-My core stack is JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js, but I’ve worked across many technologies and have strong DevOps and infrastructure experience (Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD systems). I’m passionate about testing, automation, and making quality the default. I’ve built design systems from scratch, automated release pipelines, introduced visual regression testing across frontends, and helped teams ship faster with fewer bugs.
+My core stack is JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js, alongside strong infrastructure experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD systems. I’m passionate about testing, automation, and building quality into the foundation. I’ve delivered design systems, visual regression testing, and live-update pipelines that have helped teams ship faster with fewer bugs.
 
-I’m especially motivated by what sits between disciplines: the handoff from design to dev, the intersection of frontend and backend, the glue work that improves how teams function day to day. I enjoy mentoring engineers, digging deep into complex debugging challenges, and helping build calm, high-performing teams that value focus, autonomy, and shared excellence.
+I’m especially motivated by what sits between disciplines: design to dev, frontend to backend, the glue work that quietly improves team velocity and product quality. I enjoy mentoring, deep debugging, and helping build calm, focused, high-performing teams.
 
-**I ❤️ what I do** — and I bring that same care and intention to every product, platform, and team I work with.
+I love what I do — and I bring that same care and intention to every product, platform, and team I join.