Xan Lucu

Tech Lead / Software Architect

Salary / Daily rate

Bordeaux, France

Mobility: London, Paris, ...

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

ReactTech LeadRecruitmentSoftware EngineerTest Driven DevelopmentAngularPHPPostgreSQLRESTful APIsGitHubJavascriptTailwind CSSNodeJavaMongoDBClean ArchitectureLinuxSpring BootDockerGitLabTypescriptMySQLCoachingOrganizational DevelopmentConsulting ITBusiness Analysis

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)Spanish (Fluent)

About me

Intro

I turn around troubled technical projects and build high-performing development teams. With 10+ years at IBM, THALES, SAFRAN and startups, I step in as Tech Lead to unblock critical situations and guide teams toward technical excellence. Certified Professional Scrum Master and Product Owner, I master both the human and technical aspects of leadership. Available in France, Spain and UK.

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Work experience

Technical Lead

SafranFreelance

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Tarnos, France

- Led a workstream of a global digital-transformation programme, coordinating teams split between France and India. - Designed and shipped technical solutions in an industrial context (IoT, line-of-business applications), from architecture to deployment. - Structured and ran technical recruitment in India (interview design, assessment) and built an operational development team. - Facilitated agile ceremonies (SCRUM) and trained teams in development best practices, achieving a 90% reduction in defects during acceptance testing. - Embedded AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot) into the teams’ workflow.

Frontend Software Engineer

ThalesFreelance

Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

9 months

Bordeaux, France

I helped the company get an internal project back on track from a critical situation, and release it. - Estimated and reported the current technical situation of the project. - Gathered the SCRUM team and initiated an estimation of the remaining work. - Re-wrote the user stories as needed with a proper “definition of done”. - Introduced and trained the engineering team to React JS and TDD / BDD. - Introduced and trained the engineering team to new development processes such as Git Flow, Merge Requests and code generated documentation.

Full Stack Software Engineer

IBMFreelance

Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

9 months

London, UK

I helped the company migrate to their new customer and partner relationship management systems, by maintaining their legacy and highly critical micro-services.

IBM

Mar 2019 - May 2021

2 years 3 months

London, UK

Business Analyst

Oct 2020 - May 2021

8 months

London, UK

As a Business Analyst, I help IBM transform their customer and partner relationship management systems. In charge of the business analysis for the data migration epic of the project. - Gathered and documented requirements from stakeholders, using blueprinting methodology. - Helped stakeholders design and transform legacy business processes, to match the new platform / technologies. - Created and prioritized stories in the backlog, using story mapping techniques. - Coordinated and lead the technical teams around the world, to make sure the requirements were respected.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 8 months

London, UK

As a senior Software Engineer, I participated in strategic feature releases for a global legacy CRM software. This was done in collaboration with Stakeholders, UX designers and behavioral scientists, from teams across the world. - Introduced and trained the engineering team to React JS. - Introduced and trained the engineering team to Test Driven Development (TDD and BDD). - Introduced innovative e2e test processes, and orchestrated them before critical deployments. - Assisted the Scrum Master by facilitating Agile ceremonies. - Volunteered myself to introduce “Objectives and Key Results” (OKR) to the team. - Participated on the recruitment process by designing and leading both technical and soft skill interviews. - Volunteered myself to mentor and coach new joiners.

Frontend Software Engineer

Navenio Ltd

Oct 2016 - Mar 2019

2 years 6 months

Oxford, UK

- Maintained and developed a staff management SaaS for NHS Hospitals. - Introduced modern frontend development tools and best practices to the company. - Made the existing web app more reliable, performant, and extendable, by initiating a progressive rewriting, and by covering the code with automated unit and end to end tests.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Aldera

Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

1 year 4 months

Aquitaine, France

Designed and developed a dental practice management software: - Facilitated meetings with customers to define requirements and deadlines. - Helped on the project management (roadmap definition, time and cost estimations etc...) - Lead the engineering team (sprint planning, code review..).

Full Stack Software Engineer

SIG-IMAGE

Nov 2012 - Mar 2015

2 years 5 months

Aquitaine, France

Designed, developed, and deployed a G.I.S web application. - Facilitated meetings with customers to define requirements and deadlines. - Lead the market analysis and technical research. - Worked on the UX design with the graphic designer. - Lead the Frontend and Backend development. - Orchestrated the final end to end testing process. - Lead live demonstrations and customer training.

Frontend Software Engineer

Jobijoba

Apr 2012 - Oct 2012

7 months

Bordeaux Area, France

Worked on JOBIJOBA search engine as a frontend developer: - Developed and maintained the website. - Worked on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to get better visibility on Google. Worked on PIKADOM search engine: - Developed the Russian version of the website. - Worked on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to get better visibility on Yandex. - Improved the User Interface.


Education

Université de Bordeaux

M.Sc in Software Engineering and IT project management, Computer Science

2010 - 2012

3 years

Université de Bordeaux

B.Sc in Software Engineering, Computer Science

2009 - 2010

2 years

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie, Computer Science

2007 - 2009

3 years


Licenses & certifications

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)

Issued: Oct 2022

Certified by Scrum.org

Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by Google

Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by Google

Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes

Issued: Aug 2021

Certified by Google

Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

Issued: Jun 2021

Certified by Google

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

Issued: May 2021

Certified by Google

OKR Champion

Issued: Sep 2020

Certified by WorkBoard

Blue Core Coach

Issued: May 2020

Certified by IBM

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Issued: Feb 2020

Certified by Scrum.org

Machine Learning Track

Issued: Oct 2019

Certified by IBM

Cloud Native Track

Issued: Oct 2019

Certified by IBM

Agile Explorer

Issued: Jun 2019

Certified by IBM

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

Issued: Apr 2019

Certified by IBM

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