Steven Botbol
VP Engineering
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Tel-Aviv, Israël
Freelance
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Introduction
Software engineer and engineering leader with 15+ years of experience, from individual contributor to VP Engineering and CTO. Strong background in system architecture, with a proven ability to build and scale engineering teams (from 10 to 50+ engineers, including two levels of management) while staying close to the code, and to lead structured AI adoption. Based in Tel Aviv, with 3 years of prior work experience there.
Expérience de travail
VP Engineering
ACTEE (FNCCR)Freelance
sept. 2025 - Présent
1 an 2 mois
Paris, France
• Shipped the MVP of IPPER, a platform for French local authorities to declare building inventory and energy data • Built and scaled a 15-person cross-functional org (frontend, backend, data, QA) across 3 squads • Oversee delivery on a Python / FastAPI, Angular, PostgreSQL and Docker stack • Improved velocity by 2.5x through coaching, restructured agile processes and strategic hires • Defined the product & technical roadmap and led structured AI adoption (governance, high-impact use cases)
CTO & Co-Founder
Actoon
janv. 2024 - Présent
2 ans 10 mois
Paris, France
Co-founded Actoon, a SaaS platform that turns educational content into interactive games with AI-assisted learning. • Defined the technical vision and architecture alongside the CPO, from zero to production • Built and owned the full stack: Vue.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Express on Azure, GitHub Actions CI/CD • Grew to 100+ establishment clients and 60,000+ students
Contentsquare
juil. 2018 - janv. 2024
5 ans 7 mois
Paris, France
Senior Software Engineer
janv. 2023 - janv. 2024
1 an 1 mois
Paris, France
Returned to an individual contributor role ahead of founding Actoon. Contributed to Benchmarks, a competitive intelligence product enabling clients to compare their digital performance against industry peers.
Head of Data Collection
juil. 2018 - déc. 2022
4 ans 6 mois
Tel-Aviv, Israël
Led Data Collection internationally, scaling the team from 10 to a 50+ person organization across multiple squads and managing two levels of managers. Owned the technical and organizational strategy for a collection pipeline handling several petabytes of data. Played a key role in integrating Clicktale (acquired by Contentsquare) in Israel, embedding culture and retaining top talent post-acquisition.
ContentSquare
juin 2015 - juil. 2018
3 ans 2 mois
Paris, France
Engineering Manager
févr. 2017 - juil. 2018
1 an 6 mois
Paris, France
• Grew people through 1:1s, reviews and career plans • Guided teams on architectural decisions • Recruited internationally • Managed cross-team projects while reducing technical debt
Senior Software Engineer
juin 2015 - févr. 2017
1 an 9 mois
Paris, France
Introduced a micro-services architecture within the Application team. Led a Redshift to Elasticsearch migration. Championed test coverage, continuous deployment, code review and pair programming.
Software Engineer
Content Square
avr. 2012 - juin 2015
3 ans 3 mois
Paris, France
First developer of Contentsquare, building all core products from day one: A/B testing tool, client-side tracking tag, visual editor and data visualization. Delivered A/B testing integrations for major clients (Oscaro, Veepee...).
Software Engineer (Intern)
ICWS
nov. 2009 - mars 2012
2 ans 5 mois
Paris, France
Web development for clients including Acadomia and Shiva.
Formation
SUPINFO
M2
2008 - 2012
4 ans
Université Paris Dauphine - PSL
DUMI2E
2006 - 2008
2 ans
Lycée Henri IV
PCSI
2005 - 2006
1 an