Ghent Metropolitan Area
As an accomplished tech leader with a proven track record (Netlog, Twoo, Ablo, …), I've been at the helm of diverse engineering teams, contributing to cutting-edge projects. From startups to corporate integrations, I've orchestrated seamless transitions and fostered cross-functional collaborations. My journey includes scaling platforms, architecting APIs, and driving mobile app innovation. Guiding teams through growth, I've crafted diverse structures, nurturing both technical excellence and personal development. As a hands-on leader, I've remained deeply engaged in areas like development, security, and data engineering. I'm driven by a passion for shaping strategic decisions and long-term planning, always pushing the envelope of what's possible.
- Integrated our existing technical teams within Tinder's corporate structure, following Massive Media's fusion with Tinder. - Fueled cross-functional and cross-continental collaborations across multiple teams. - Drive the professional development of our engineering talent through personal development plans.
- Management of the entire Engineering division of 20-25 engineers, encompassing Web, Backend, API and Mobile Developers, Data Engineers, DevOps Engineers and Security Engineers for two multi-million user apps: Twoo and Ablo. - Designed engineering roadmaps, executed biweekly sprint planning and streamlined processes, fostering efficiency. - Drive teams to execute projects at high speed and against tight deadlines while still delivering quality. - Played a crucial role in talent acquisition, structured diverse team formations and nurtured professional growth for managers and engineers. - Lead architectural decision-making. - Played a pivotal role in strategic decision-making and long-term company planning.
- Managed and guided a developer team of 5-7 engineers, providing hands-on support for daily challenges. - Strengthened our site's performance: optimized PHP and MySQL (Clustrix), improved JavaScript and frontend, implemented search features (Sphinx, Elasticsearch), and more. - Ensured the data center's continuous operation. - Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive payment platform and collaborated with our Finance team on the reconciliation process. - Drove mobile web app development using HTML, PHP, and MySQL. - Pioneered mobile native app development on iOS, Android, and WP8. - Developed APIs in PHP, JSON & Protobuf, fostering seamless interactions with the native apps.
- Managed and guided a team of 5 engineers, providing hands-on support for daily challenges. - Streamlined payment methods by creating a unified system compatible with various local providers. - Drove mobile development using HTML, PHP, and MySQL for the mobile web app. - Pioneered mobile app development on iOS and Android. - Developed APIs in PHP, MySQL, JSON and Protobuf, enabling seamless interaction with native mobile apps.
- Team lead of 5 Flash and PHP developers. - Created gaming platforms on OpenSocial and Facebook using PHP, MySQL, Gearman, HTML, and CSS. - Designed gaming APIs using PHP and MySQL. - Crafted multiplayer Flash games, leveraging Smartfox technology. - Ensured platform scalability across PHP, MySQL, Smartfox, and Javascript. - Served as the primary contact for all things technical and product-related.
- Managed the tech team for Gatcha!, a spin-off from Netlog Games. - Launched the Gatcha! Project, a gaming hub for social networks, helping indie and web game developers launch, find players, and make money without fussing over different tech setups and API’s.
- Team lead of developers in integrating trusted 3rd-party APIs for collaborative ventures on Netlog. - Developing and scaling of our proprietary API Platform. - Providing support and serving as the primary technical liaison for Application Development, ensuring seamless experiences for our valued partners on Netlog. - Development and deployment of our own applications on Netlog, including features like gifts, hot-or-not, and more. - Pioneered the creation of Netlog's inaugural gaming platform on top of OpenSocial API’s.
- Spearheaded Netlog's API development, enabling seamless integration of external apps. - Drove implementation of OpenSocial standards, fostering app integration across social networks. - Partnered with well-known media brands to build popular apps on Netlog's OpenSocial Platform.