Roman Pisani | University of Massachusetts Amherst

About Me

I’m a Software Engineer and AI/ML Developer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I specialize in building production-scale machine learning systems, full-stack applications, and cloud infrastructure that drive measurable business impact.

I’m passionate about creating software to solve complex, high-impact problems.

News

[August 2026] Wrapped up Software Engineering internship at Capital One
[July 2026] Started working on Drip Screen Time, an iOS app for screen time that replenishes
[June 2026] Started Software Engineering internship at Capital One in New York
[December 2025] Wrapped up 2nd internship with Chewy
[September 2025] Returned to Chewy part time working on AI systems
[August 2025] Won runner up in Chewy’s Unbound Program (Most Innovative Use of AI)
[June 2025] Started AI Engineering internship at Chewy, working on production ML & GenAI systems
[August 2024] Completed Software Engineering internship at Intuit Credit Karma
[September 2024] Became Project Lead at BUILD UMass, leading team of 15

Recent Blog Posts

On Overcoming Media Addiction

May 3, 2026 • 6 min read

Media/social media addiction is a new type of challenge. In my struggle to overcome social media addiction I've learned some things about psychology in general I'd like to share

Software Internships Have Lost the Plot

January 15, 2026 • 6 min read

Tech companies have forgotten the value of young professionals, and it's going to come back to bite us all. From AI-driven productivity theater to the disappearing return offer, here's why the software internship model is broken and what needs to change.

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