Hi 👋, I'm Donato Perconti

Head of Engineering | Fintech Expert | Engineering Leadership Consultant

Experienced engineering leader specializing in fintech, banking integrations, and building high-performing engineering teams. Currently leading engineering at Pangea, with a proven track record scaling engineering organizations at early-stage fintech startups.

🎯 What I Do

Engineering Leadership & Management

Building and scaling engineering teams from 0 to 1
Engineering management and leadership consulting
Team culture development and mentorship
Technical strategy and architecture guidance

Fintech & Banking Expertise

Banking integrations and operations
Payment systems and processing
Financial technology solutions
B2B and consumer fintech products

Technical Consulting

Full-stack development (React, Node.js, Python, TypeScript)
System architecture and design
API development and integrations
DevOps and infrastructure (AWS, Docker, CI/CD)

💼 Current Role

🔭 Head of Engineering at Pangea - Leading engineering initiatives and building innovative solutions

🌱 Currently Learning

tRPC and modern TypeScript patterns
Prisma ORM and database optimization
Advanced Docker strategies and containerization
Engineering leadership best practices

🏦 Professional Experience

Fintech & Financial Services

Heard - Head of Engineering | Tax & Back Office Software for Mental Health Therapists
Ness - Head of Engineering | Consumer Credit Card with Health & Wellness Benefits
Mercury - Manager, Banking Integrations & Operations
Paylasso - Founder | B2B Credit Card for Expense Management

E-commerce & SaaS

Skillshare - Individual Contributor | Revenue Recognition & E-commerce
lululemon - Individual Contributor | E-commerce (BOPIS - Buy Online Pickup In Store)

🚀 Services & Collaboration

👯 Available for collaboration on 0 → 1 startups in the fintech space
💬 Consulting on Engineering Leadership, Management Principles, Intrinsic Motivation, and Empathetic Mentorship
🎓 Mentorship for engineering leaders and technical teams
🔧 Technical consulting for fintech projects, banking integrations, and payment systems

📁 Projects

Health & Wellness Technology

With Light AI | GitHub - DBT & AI-powered emotional wellness app. Track emotions, access personalized DBT tools, and build resilience with guided AI coaching.

Fintech & Financial Services

Meet Deb | GitHub - Intelligent Debt Strategy platform. Smart debt management and financial planning tools.
Willow Finance | GitHub - Financial technology solutions and services.

Engineering & Consulting

PNW Technology | GitHub - Engineering leadership consulting. Fractional CTO services, technical due diligence, and team assessments for startups and scale-ups.

Other Projects