Hands-on CTO and startup builder with 15+ years of experience launching and scaling digital products from MVP to acquisition. Led engineering teams from 2 to 25 developers while remaining deeply involved in architecture and coding, and still contributing regularly to production code. Most effective in early-stage environments where speed, ownership, and pragmatic technical decisions drive product success.

Skills

Tech Stack (Hands-on)

Master
  • TypeScript (Node, Next.js, SvelteKit) / PHP / Python
  • PostgreSQL (Supabase) / MySQL / SQLite
  • AWS / Cloud Infrastructure
  • CI/CD & DevOps

Engineering Leadership

Master
  • MVP to Product-Market Fit
  • Architecture for early-stage growth
  • Cross-functional collaboration with founders & product
  • Technical due diligence & acquisition context

Engineering Leadership

Master
  • Building and scaling small high-performing teams (2–25 engineers)
  • Technical hiring & team structuring
  • Hands-on mentorship & code review culture
  • Agile and pragmatic delivery processes

Work Experience (5)

Oct 2021 - Current
Co-Founder & CTO | Acquired 2024
ClapClap
 Nantes, France
  • Co-founded a group buying marketplace from scratch
  • Built MVP and scaled to V1 after seed funding
  • Grew platform to 150,000 users, 2,000 organizers, 100 providers
  • Recruited and led engineering team of 3 A-team
  • Designed scalable architecture (Next.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL)
  • Implemented CI/CD and product analytics (Metabase)
May 2021 - Oct 2021
Freelance CTO & Fullstack Developer
Freelance
 Nantes, France
Short-term consulting engagements between roles.
Mar 2016 - May 2021
CTO
Gens de Confiance
 Nantes, France
  • First technical hire
  • Supported growth from 10k to 1M active users
  • Scaled engineering team from 2 to 25 members
  • Migrated infrastructure to AWS
  • Modernized stack to support product growth
  • Contributed hands-on to core platform development
May 2014 - Jun 2016
CTO
MobileCashout & ExoClick
 Barcelona, Spain
  • Grew the team from 5 to 15 developers, including integrating a remote team of 10 after a merger. Introduced agile methodologies across both offices. Recruited new talent in Barcelona and Valencia.
  • Managed all technical projects for ExoClick's Barcelona office alongside my role at MobileCashout. Recruited and set up dev teams, introduced agile processes, and coordinated external resources.
Apr 2001 - Jun 2014
Developer → Team Lead → CTO / Employee & cofounder
Early career
 Barcelona, Spain
Built high-traffic platforms, payment systems, betting platforms, APIs and SaaS tools. Progressively moved from developer to engineering leader.

Projects (2)

RegaData
Nov 2012 - Current
The main goal of the project is to "open the regatta data" and present them in a more accessible way than the official spreadsheet files provided by the race organizers.
Vendée Globe 2020 & 2024 tracker Windy plugin
Nov 2020 - Feb 2025
A Windy plugin to track the Vendée Globe fleet on windy.com. Used for live video coverage and by racing teams. Received strong feedback from professional sailors, with race organizers proposing future collaborations.

Volunteer

Sep 2014 - May 2021
Meetup & conference co-organizer
PHP Barcelona & AFUP Nantes
 https://afup.org
Co-organized local meetups in Barcelona & Nantes and international PHP conferences (PHP Day Spain 2015, PHP Barcelona Conference 2015, PHP Tour 2017, AFUP Day 2019, AFUP Day 2020).

Education (1)

1998 - 2002
MSc Multimedia technologies for e-commerce
 Software Engineering
Sheffield Hallam University

Certificates

2013-09-01
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
Scrum Alliance

Languages

French

Native speaker

English

Fluent

Spanish

Fluent

Catalan

Fluent

German

Intermediate

Breton

Intermediate

Interests

Sports

  • Cycling
  • Yoga
  • Badminton
  • Running
  • Sailing

Open Source

  • All of it