Magino Marveaux-Cochet
Senior Staff Engineer — Cofounder & Platform Builder
Open to remote and international opportunities
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)
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
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
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
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
- 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
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
- Built enterprise software applications — 4 years of foundational engineering experience
Technologies: Java, .NET, Enterprise Applications
Skills
Platform & Architecture
Technical
Leadership & Strategy
Education
Master's Degree (MSc) — Computer Engineering
ESGI — École Supérieure de Génie Informatique — Paris, France