Magino Marveaux-Cochet

Senior Staff Engineer — Cofounder & Platform Builder

Open to remote and international opportunities

EN | FR

Professional Summary

Senior Staff Engineer with 17+ years of experience in software architecture, system design, and platform engineering — from embedded systems to SaaS at international scale. Co-founded Alaya, an employee purpose platform, and grew it from a blank page to acquisition by Benevity (Canadian unicorn, $1B+ valuation), validating the technical leadership and architecture decisions made from day one.

Combines founding-engineer ownership with deep hands-on expertise across distributed systems, microservices, API design, and cloud infrastructure. Now focused on AI-augmented engineering workflows, mentoring engineering teams, and designing systems that balance product velocity with long-term sustainability.

Professional Experience

Senior Staff Engineer

Benevity — Geneva, Switzerland (Remote)

2021 – 2026

Global leader in corporate purpose software — $1B+ valuation, 800+ employees

Senior IC providing technical leadership on platform evolution post-acquisition within a global distributed engineering organization. Drove cross-team software architecture initiatives, system design reviews, and pioneered AI-assisted engineering practices in an Agile environment.

  • Architected platform integration bridging the acquired European product (Alaya) into Benevity's North American platform, serving 800+ enterprise clients
  • Pioneered AI-assisted development practices across engineering: LLM-based code review, multi-agent workflows, and automated quality gates
  • Designed data integration pipelines connecting 20+ external data sources with structured compliance and reporting workflows
  • Led developer experience improvements: modernized CI/CD pipelines, reduced deployment cycle time, and introduced automated testing infrastructure
  • Operated as technical lead across multiple time zones (North America, Europe), coordinating system design decisions and mentoring engineers in distributed teams

Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Vue.js, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI/ML tooling

Cofounder & Head of Technologies

Alaya (now Alaya by Benevity) — Gland, Switzerland

2016 – 2021

Employee purpose platform — volunteering, giving, and CSR engagement for enterprises

Co-founded the company and built the entire technology platform from zero. Merged earlier venture (Hope it up) with Shareadream to form Alaya, then scaled the platform through multiple growth phases to successful acquisition by Benevity.

  • Designed and built the full platform architecture from scratch — API layer, data models, service boundaries, and cloud infrastructure on AWS
  • Scaled the product from MVP to a SaaS platform used by enterprise clients across multiple countries for corporate giving and employee volunteering
  • Made foundational software architecture decisions (microservices decomposition, data storage strategy, API design) that survived acquisition and continued as the production core
  • Built and grew the engineering team: defined hiring bar, engineering culture, code review practices, and technical standards. Mentored junior and senior engineers on system design and Agile practices
  • Led technical due diligence process resulting in successful acquisition by Benevity (Canadian unicorn, $1B+ valuation)

Technologies: TypeScript, React, Redux, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS, REST APIs, GraphQL, Elasticsearch

Full Stack Engineer

État de Genève — Geneva, Switzerland

2016 – 2018

Canton of Geneva public administration

Concurrent role alongside Alaya. Built public sector applications for Geneva's education information system (SIEF), coordinating across multiple government teams.

  • Developed full-stack applications for the SIEF education platform serving the Canton of Geneva
  • Coordinated with architecture, infrastructure, and business teams across the public administration
  • First experience with government-scale compliance, data governance, and multi-team delivery

Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Angular, AngularJS, REST, Oracle, Jenkins

Software Engineer

SQLI Group — Geneva, Switzerland

2015 – 2016

Consulting group — embedded at eJust startup

  • Built an online commercial dispute resolution platform for the eJust startup
  • Full-stack development: AngularJS frontend with Java/Spring backend and SQL Server

Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, Java, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Hibernate, SQL Server, REST

Freelance Software Engineer

Castr — Switzerland

2014 – 2015
  • Launched a geolocated social news platform (Castr) and 100xp.io — full product builds from concept to app store
  • Built cross-platform mobile apps (iOS/Android) with Ionic/Cordova and web applications with AngularJS

Technologies: JavaScript, ES6, AngularJS, Node.js, Express, Ionic, Cordova, iOS, Android

Software Architect (GWT)

Sagemcom — Paris, France

2011 – 2014

Global telecom equipment manufacturer — set-top boxes for Orange, Numericable

Led the design of an embedded UI platform for functional testing and validation across multiple set-top box environments for major telecom operators.

  • Designed and built an embedded JavaScript UI platform using GWT for functional testing across set-top box hardware for Orange and Numericable
  • Enabled simulation of TV features (channel zapping, PiP, recording, timeshift, DLNA) across diverse hardware configurations
  • Platform showcased at CES 2011 and CES 2012, recognized for innovation in embedded UI testing
  • Bridged embedded systems and UI layers, reducing validation cycles and improving QA workflows across firmware and product teams

Technologies: GWT, JavaScript, Java, Embedded Systems

Software Engineer

Artaud Courtheoux et Associés — Paris, France

2007 – 2011
  • Built enterprise software applications — 4 years of foundational engineering experience

Technologies: Java, .NET, Enterprise Applications

Skills

Platform & Architecture

Software Architecture System Design Distributed Systems Microservices API Design (REST, GraphQL) Platform Engineering Event-Driven Architecture Cloud Infrastructure (AWS) Scalability & Reliability

Technical

TypeScript / Node.js Python React / Vue.js Java / Spring MongoDB / PostgreSQL Redis / Kafka / Elasticsearch Docker / Kubernetes CI/CD & DevOps AI/ML Integration & Tooling

Leadership & Strategy

Technical Leadership Technical Cofounder (0 to Acquisition) Engineering Team Building & Mentoring Cross-Functional Collaboration Agile & DevOps Practices Startup-to-Enterprise Scaling AI-Augmented Engineering Workflows

Education

Master's Degree (MSc) — Computer Engineering

ESGI — École Supérieure de Génie Informatique — Paris, France

2004 – 2007

Languages

French — Native
English — Professional