Thierry Le Got

Engineering Manager | From chaos to delivery | Systems, Cloud, Team structuring

Metz, Grand Est, France

About

I am a seasoned Engineering Manager with a strong technical background, focused on one thing: getting complex situations back on track. In many of my roles, I’ve been asked to step in when things were not working as expected: • delivery slowing down • unclear scope • growing technical complexity • teams losing momentum These are the situations I enjoy working on. My role is to bring clarity and structure: • understand the system end-to-end • simplify the problem • align product and engineering • help teams deliver again I work between architecture, delivery and team dynamics, and I stay close enough to the technical details to make pragmatic decisions when needed. What drives me is turning ideas into real systems that run in production, and helping teams get there.

Experience

  • Engineering Manager at MANGOPAY.com
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    - Worked across multiple teams and domains (SRE, Internal Systems, Payments) in a complex fintech environment - Regularly stepped into teams needing more structure, clarity and delivery focus Key contributions: - Led the transformation of Engineering teams while actively contributing to platform modernization in an international fintech environment. - Led the decommissioning of legacy on-premises infrastructure as part of the company's AWS cloud transformation. - Performed an OWASP SAMM-based SSDLC assessment and launched the Security Champions program. - Designed and implemented Salesforce–Zuora integration solutions using .NET, Kafka, and AWS. - Partnered with architects and engineering teams on system design, architecture reviews, and backend development. - Introduced delivery, quality, and reliability KPIs to increase transparency, predictability, and operational performance.

  • Sage (22 yrs 3 mos)
    • Engineering Manager
      Jun 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      - Led multiple cross-functional teams (up to 18 people) in an international environment - Contributed to development of cloud-based accounting solutions - Played a key role in improving security practices (Security Champion) - Helped structure teams and delivery in a growing cloud environment

    • Lead Developer / Manager
      May 2015 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      - Led development of cloud and Office 365 integrations - Managed cross-functional teams and coordinated with international stakeholders - Contributed to transition from traditional software to cloud-based services

    • Earlier roles at Sage
      Aug 2000 - May 2015 · 14 yrs 10 mos

      - Progressed from developer to project manager and engineering leader - Worked on data integration, web services and early cloud initiatives - Built strong foundations in system design and data-driven applications

  • Développeur at Editus Luxembourg
    1999 - 2000 · 1 yr

    Développement des sites banque.lu et luxweb, ainsi que des logiciels de gestion internes. Support technique aux collaborateurs, sous Windows et Macintosh. #dataflex, #vb6, #sqlserver, #asp

  • Assistant chef de produits ouvertures at Sage
    1996 - 1999 · 3 yrs

    Tests, assistance et formation autour du driver ODBC de Sage (SQL, Visual Basic, Delphi, Visual Fox Pro, Access, Crystal Reports, Windev). Réalisation de bundles avec Cognos et Crystal Reports. #vb6, #delphi, #visualfoxpro, #windev, #access, #asp, #sqlserver, #crystalreport, #cognos