
Xan Lucu
Tech Lead / Software Architect
Salary / Daily rate
Bordeaux, France
Mobility: London, Paris, ...
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
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.
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
Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
Issued: Aug 2022
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
Issued: Aug 2022
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Issued: Aug 2021
Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Issued: Jun 2021
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Issued: May 2021
OKR Champion
Issued: Sep 2020
Blue Core Coach
Issued: May 2020
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Issued: Feb 2020
Machine Learning Track
Issued: Oct 2019
Cloud Native Track
Issued: Oct 2019
Agile Explorer
Issued: Jun 2019
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Issued: Apr 2019