Delivery under constraint, with composure.
About me
Senior engineer designing reliable systems, APIs, and automation pipelines.
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I work at the intersection of backend architecture, data orchestration, and pragmatic AI integration, with a strong focus on maintainability and performance.
I structure systems to stay readable and evolvable over time. From API design to production orchestration, I focus on building systems that behave predictably under real world constraints.
Automation and data pipelines are where systems are truly tested: observability, progressive delivery, and control over complexity.
AI integration remains pragmatic: guardrails first, measurable systems, and predictable performance at scale.
Work
EEAS
Senior Symfony / React engineer
2025-06 — present
Internal tooling under strict confidentiality in an institutional context (Brussels).
- Sensitive-scope internal application delivery
- Symfony and React stack
Twenga Solutions
Senior Symfony engineer / tech lead
2024-04 — 2025-05
Multi-country price comparison platform refactor at scale (traffic, acquisition, data).
- DDD refactor for scalability and domain/data split
- Acquisition and traffic processing across seven countries
- Google Cloud and Retail-related data tooling
Gamestream
Senior Symfony engineer (backend)
2023-05 — 2024-04
High-availability streaming platform; progressive migration toward DDD; critical client environments.
- Maintenance and continuous deployment for critical customer stacks
- Gradual PHP 7.3 / Symfony 5 migration with DDD
- Incident reduction and production stability
Mediatech
Senior Symfony engineer
2022-06 — 2022-12
B2B video platform for large accounts; live stream hardening; Symfony 5 to 6 migration.
- Clients include Crédit Agricole, Renault, Alstom, Eiffage, Orano, Mémorial de la Shoah
- Guzzle to Symfony HTTP migration; Wowza-backed live security work
BigYouth
Symfony engineer (fullstack)
2012-10 — 2019-07
Agency delivery: 15+ web projects for brands and enterprises; Symfony 2–4 backends; React/Angular front; Algolia/Elasticsearch search.
- Clients include Société Générale 150th, Ricard, Kronenbourg, NRJ Games, Primonial, Monabanq
- Multilingual institutional, e-commerce, and showcase sites
Tools
- LLM integration · AI & automation
- MCP · AI & automation
- Ollama · AI & automation
- OpenAI API · AI & automation
- REST APIs · APIs
- DDD · Architecture
- API Platform · Backend
- Laravel · Backend
- PHP 8 · Backend
- Symfony · Backend
- GitHub Actions · CI/CD
- GitLab CI · CI/CD
- Google Cloud Platform · Cloud
- Algolia · Data
- Elasticsearch · Data
- MySQL · Data
- PostgreSQL · Data
- Redis / KeyDB · Data
Showreel
Darkwood
Motion Reel / 16:9 Composition
00:00.000
Darkwood / Motion Study
01
Opening frame
Software craft, tuned with intent.
Enterprise motion, without noise.
Years of delivery condensed into control, editorial rhythm, and systems that move with certainty.
Calibration
01 / 06
Sequence integrity
Stable
02
Enterprise / precision
Built under constraint. No approximation.
Complex systems. Long cycles. High standards. Detail where detail is not optional.
Concept translated with technical fidelity.
Systems that do not fail under pressure.
03
Calibration / instrumentation
Measured. Sequenced. Repeatable.
Precision becomes visible through calibration.
Latency drift
00.3 ms
Module lock
Nominal
04
Assembly / orchestration
Structure
Clear architecture, readable movement, aligned hierarchy.
Orchestration
Transitions linked as one composed sequence.
Repeatability
Systems that scale because the rhythm remains dependable.
05
Continuity / automation
Automation through motion.
Not explained. Felt through continuity.
Input
Signals enter with clarity.
Transform
States reshape without friction.
Release
Output lands with polish and certainty.
06
Closing signature
Closing frame
Artisanat logiciel. Savoir-faire in motion.
Built for replacement-ready media, measured storytelling, and a soundtrack layer for final capture.
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