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Backend Developer and Machine Learning Engineer

Federico Calò

Building robust backends, machine learning pipelines and AI privacy-focused tools

Spring Boot · Angular · Python · on-prem RAG and Ollama. A technical hub with 702 articles, 512 free dev-tools, an AI Knowledge Hub and open data datasets.

Who am I

Full-Stack AI Engineer with focus on backend enterprise, on-prem AI and multi-language technical portals.

Federico Calò

Full-Stack AI Engineer

federicocalo.dev

Full-Stack AI Engineer specialized in enterprise Spring Boot backends (Clean Architecture, Java 21), Angular 21 SSR frontends and on-prem AI microservices with FastAPI, RAG and Ollama. I design and ship production-ready, privacy-first software compliant with the EU AI Act for Italian and European startups and SMEs. Author of 702 technical articles, 512 free dev-tools and an open-data Knowledge Hub cited by AI search engines.

Not affiliated with Anthropic, work or xqrx. Personal opinions based on direct experience.

What can you do on the platform

Platform ecosystem

Blog and Data Resource Center

702 technical articles on Angular, Spring Boot, Python and Machine Learning, Knowledge Packs optimized for LLMs and RAG, and open data datasets ready for training and analysis.

512 Development Tools

512 free in-browser tools: tax and payroll calculators for 23 countries, IBAN and tax-code generators, validators and SEO tools. No sign-up required.

Explore 512 Dev Tools

Services & Software as a Service (SaaS)

Technical newsletter, code and performance audits, Dataset API and paid Knowledge Packs for teams and professionals who want to speed up development.

Explore Premium Services

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on-premise

On-premise RAG and LLMs with Ollama and FastAPI: privacy-first chat, recommendations and semantic search, with no data sent to US clouds and zero API costs.

Read articles on AI & ML

University and Arcade

11,009 university lectures transcribed from 3 Italian universities, plus interactive visual tools to learn technical concepts step by step.

Detailed Areas

Each zone is free and designed for developers, researchers, and professionals.

Services for businesses

From MVP to on-prem AI: bespoke development, automation and technical consulting. Production-grade stack, direct communication, verifiable quality.

Recent blog posts

Deep dive into Angular, Spring Boot, AI, security, and cloud-native architecture.

Premium Features

Free tools enhanced. No subscription required.

Newsletter

Weekly deep dive

€8/ month

  • Newsletter tecnica settimanale
  • Deep-dive Angular, Spring Boot, AI
  • Codice commentato + anteprime
  • Accesso prioritario Telegram

AI Technical Audit

$15Audit

  • Audit automatico del tuo progetto
  • Report SEO, performance e sicurezza
  • Suggerimenti AI on-prem (privacy)
  • PDF scaricabile + action plan
API Dataset

Dataset Credits

$5/ 1.000 queries

  • Accesso API dataset avanzati
  • Filtri e join cross-dataset
  • Export JSON, CSV, Parquet
  • SLA 99.9% + priorità cache
Ebook

Practical Guides

One-shot

  • Angular SSR enterprise patterns
  • Spring Boot Clean Architecture
  • AI Act compliance e privacy
  • Download PDF immediato
Browse ebooks

Platform impact

Real data, no vanity counters. Measured on organic traffic and active production.

702technical articles
512free dev tools
11.009university courses
1.014route pre-rendered
23countries covered by tools

Privacy-focused AI on-premises

RAG with Ollama on Hetzner VPS: zero US cloud data, zero API costs. Adopted as reference architecture for EU AI Act compliant tech portals.

Multilingual SEO and automatic hreflang

Angular SSR AOT + Transloco runtime: 1.014 routes prerendered in 2 build locales, hreflang auto and dynamic sitemaps for 702 articles.

As featured in

My work is published and citable on high-authority open platforms, used by researchers and AI models around the world.

Why use our platform?

Privacy-focused and self-hosted.

On-prem AWS on VPS: No data sent to US Cloud, Zero API costs.

Free tools, immediately operational.

512 Dev Tools in the browser, no registration or subscription required.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to common questions about tools, AI, privacy, and premium plans.

Are the tools and contents really free?

Yes. The 512 dev-tools, the 702 tech articles and the university notes are free and registration-free. Premium plans (newsletter, audit, dataset-credits) add optional advanced features.

How does on-prem AI work? Are my data private?

Yes. The AI model (llama3.1:8b) runs on Ollama installed on the Hetzner VPS in Europe. No data is sent to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. Zero API costs, no profiling.

In how many languages is the site available?

The portal is available in 18 languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Korean.

Are open data datasets freely downloadable?

Yes. The datasets are released under the CC-BY-4.0 license and downloadable in CSV and JSON formats. Premium dataset credits provide access to advanced query APIs and enriched datasets.

How do I start using the platform?

You can start now without signing up: explore the dev-tools, read articles or browse the Knowledge Hub. For advanced features (AI chat, audit, dataset API), create a free account.

What does the Premium Newsletter plan include?

For €8 a month get a weekly technical newsletter with in-depth articles on Angular, Spring Boot, AI, and security, article previews, commented code, and priority access to the Telegram channel.

Explore Urbex & Lost Places

An interactive free map with 30 documented abandoned places: factories, castles, hospitals and more. Filter by category and risk level. For documentation and research only.

Open map

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