People management
I managed up to 5 direct reports, took part in hiring, and supported junior developers and apprentices through goals, reviews, and career progression.
Engineering Manager · Mobile
Leading teams without losing touch with engineering.
Nearly 10 years at Smood, including almost 7 leading the mobile team.
I like to set a clear direction, give people room to own their work, and stay close enough to product and engineering to help when things get complicated.
Biot / Sophia Antipolis · Available immediately
~7 years team management
5 direct reports
5k–10k orders / day
< 0.1% crash rate
01 / Expertise
What I actually do
In recent years, most of my job has been managing the mobile team, making trade-offs with product, keeping the technical roadmap healthy, and making releases more reliable.
Product & delivery
A large part of my job was making trade-offs with product: what we do now, what we postpone, and what we do not want to sacrifice on the technical side.
Mobile engineering
My background is in mobile development, and I have stayed close to it: Xamarin, .NET MAUI, iOS / Android, multi-app architecture, and shared components.
Delivery & AI
I automated a lot around Jira, GitLab, QA, and releases. More recently, I also brought AI tools into development and code review workflows.
02 / Experience
Nearly 10 years at Smood
I joined as a mobile developer in 2016. In 2019, I took responsibility for the mobile team and managed it until the company closed in 2026.
Professional experience September 2016 → April 2026
Smood — from mobile developer to team lead
I joined as the 4th member of the engineering team to work on Smood’s first mobile apps. Three years later, I took responsibility for the mobile team, with up to 5 direct reports.
500k+ Customer downloads
5k–10k orders / day
~900 active Driver couriers
< 0,1 % crash rate
I negotiated for roughly 30% of our capacity to remain available for technical debt, testing, stability, and architecture. The crash rate eventually dropped below 0.1%.
I was heavily involved in the Xamarin → .NET MAUI migration and automated much of the workflow around Jira, GitLab CI/CD, QA, and progressive releases.
As the tools matured, I introduced Copilot, ChatGPT, and later Cursor to the team, and integrated Gemini directly into GitLab code reviews.
I supported several apprentices and junior developers; two apprentices later joined the company full-time.
03 / Beyond the day job
Personal projects
Projects I started to learn something, try an idea, or simply because I needed them.
Private alpha
Taverne
I started Taverne for my own tabletop RPG sessions: one interface to control lighting, music, sound effects, player screens, and complete scenes.
The desktop app is built with Tauri, TypeScript, and Next.js, with services running on Cloudflare Workers, D1, and R2.
It has also become my playground for experimenting with agents: task breakdown, delegation, development, code review, and orchestration.
Personal project
LaNiSandCha
A website I built for a painter, with an artwork catalogue, acquisition enquiries, workshops, and registrations.
Personal project
dashipholio
A portfolio template for 3D artists, inspired by DCC software, with a gallery, project pages, video, and a 3D viewer.
04 / Approach
How I work
I prefer to set a clear frame and then give people room to work. If someone owns an application or a domain, they should be able to make real decisions about it.
A big part of my role is making trade-offs explicit: what we ship now, what we postpone, and what we are not willing to sacrifice in terms of quality.
I am happy to stay close to the engineering on difficult topics, but my job is no longer to be the person writing the most code.
AI & workflows
With AI, I am mostly interested in what actually works. At Smood, that eventually meant integrating Gemini into GitLab code reviews. With Taverne, I am going further by experimenting with agents to break down, delegate, and review work.
Give people real ownership
I prefer giving someone a real area of ownership rather than a list of tasks. I stay available to help or make a call when needed.
Make trade-offs with product
Not everything can be a priority. Part of my role is helping decide what we ship, what we postpone, and which consequences we are willing to accept.
Keep time for engineering
At Smood, I negotiated roughly 30% of our capacity for technical debt, testing, stability, architecture, and continuous improvement.
05 / Milestones
Selected milestones
Mobile team lead — Smood
Managed the mobile team, technical roadmap, and production applications.
Mobile developer — Smood
Joined as the 4th member of the engineering team to help build Smood’s first mobile applications.
Lecturer — University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Cross-platform hybrid development with Xamarin for the professional bachelor’s degree in application development.
IT support — KBL Monaco
User support and administration of Windows Active Directory / AS400 environments.
DUT in Computer Science · Professional Bachelor’s in Application Development
University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
Want to talk?
I am currently looking for my next Engineering Manager role. If my background sounds relevant to your team, feel free to reach out by email or LinkedIn.
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