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.
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.
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Vue.js, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AI/ML tooling
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.
Technologies: TypeScript, React, Redux, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS, REST APIs
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.
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Angular, AngularJS, REST, Oracle, Jenkins
SQLI Group — Geneva, Switzerland
Consulting group — embedded at eJust startup
Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, Java, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Hibernate, SQL Server, REST
Castr (via MC Dev consulting) — Paris, France
Technologies: JavaScript, ES6, AngularJS, Node.js, Express, Ionic, Cordova
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.
Technologies: GWT, JavaScript, Java, Embedded Systems
Artaud Courtheoux et Associés — Paris, France
Technologies: Java, .NET, Enterprise Applications