Louis THOMAS
Head of Engineering | SaaS | AI | Data Pipelines
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Paris, France
Freelance
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About me
Intro
CTO & full-stack engineer with 10+ years building scalable SaaS platforms and AI-powered products. Recently co-founded two AI startups: Hinter (multimodal LLM pipelines for brand intelligence) and Blime (100M+ creator search engine). Former CTO at Minea, led complete platform rebuild and AI integration. Specialized in Next.js, data pipelines, and rapid product delivery from concept to scale.
Work experience
Co-Founder & CTO
joinhinter.comFreelance
Feb 2026 - Jul 2026
6 months
Co-founded Hinter, an AI platform for creative strategists at DTC brands and agencies. Built to maintain a living model of each brand's creative landscape so teams can spot gaps, decide what to test next, and stop rebuilding context from scratch every planning cycle. Built a brand-context synthesis layer that ingests Meta Ad Library history, customer reviews (Amazon, Trustpilot, Reddit), and test history; decomposes ads into strategic components (hook, angle, audience, format) via multimodal LLMs; detects cross-source patterns (competitor angles scaling while you're absent, review themes your ads keep missing); and exposes that intelligence to strategists' existing AI workflows through a brand-scoped MCP server, APIs or dashboard. Tech: TanStack Start, Vercel, Supabase (Postgres + pgvector), Trigger.dev, Meta Ad Library ingestion, vision LLM pipelines, UMAP/HDBSCAN clustering
Co-Founder & CTO
Blime
Dec 2025 - Jan 2026
2 months
Co-founded a SaaS platform designed for brands and marketing teams to discover, analyze, and monitor YouTube creators for partnership opportunities. Built a search engine capable of indexing more than 100 million creators, with automated data enrichment (video link analysis, upload frequency, median views, etc.). Tech: Next.js, Vercel, Supabase, data-worker pipelines, web scraping, Stripe, ElasticSearch.
CTO & Full-Stack Developer
Minea
Apr 2023 - Oct 2025
2 years 7 months
Defined and led the tech strategy: complete rebuild of the platform in Next.js, performance optimization, and implementation of a scalable architecture. Integrated AI-powered features to accelerate product value. Worked closely with design and marketing teams to align vision, user experience, and fast execution. Tech: Next.js, Vercel, Postgres, ClickHouse, Stripe.
Team Leader
DBS Bank
Oct 2020 - May 2022
1 year 8 months
Led a product team on an internal CRM: defined the front-end architecture and structured the technical roadmap. Established quality standards and ensured efficient delivery with distributed teams across multiple countries.
Scrum Master & Developer
Decathlon Singapore
Mar 2020 - Aug 2020
6 months
Singapore
Coordinated international teams on a new mobile e-commerce app. Designed Spring Boot APIs and facilitated agile processes to align teams.
Developer & IT Ops
DECATHLON FRANCE
Sep 2017 - Mar 2020
2 years 7 months
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Managed and improved training applications. Built reporting and analytics tools to support decision-making, with a strong focus on user experience and reliability.
Freelance Web Developer
FreelanceFreelance
Jan 2014 - Mar 2019
5 years 3 months
First entrepreneurial playground: understanding needs, designing quickly, delivering, iterating. Built custom websites and solutions for craftsmen and independent professionals.
Full Stack Developer
Groupe DECIMA
Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
4 months
Rue François Hennebique, 62223 Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Developed new features for a railway company’s building management application (PHP).
Education
Polytech Tours
Engineering master degree, Computer Science
2017 - 2020
3 years 1 month
IUT de Lens
HND, Computer Science
2015 - 2017
2 years 1 month
Activities and societies: Member of the Student Office (Responsibility: Events manager)
Lycée Jean Monnet de Crépy-en-Valois
A LEVEL, Engineering Science
2012 - 2015
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
ETS TOEIC
Issued: Jun 2019