Skills
Technical stack & expertise
From battle-tested technologies to soft skills, here are the capabilities I've built over the years.
Non-exhaustive list — I'm probably forgetting a few things.
Frontend
What I code, what your users touch.
- React· 8 yearsproduct UIs (G8te, ETX, Startalers)
- TypeScript· 7 yearsdefault on recent projects — fintech, AI, full-stack
- Next.js· 4 yearsmarketing + full-stack apps (riggi.tech, G8te)
- Tailwind CSS· 3 yearsdesign systems on riggi.tech and recent clients
- Astro· 1 yearsfast static sites (Romain Dal Farra, Victory Fit)
- Three.js· 2 yearsAbout globe, light product viz
- Framer Motion· 3 yearssubtle transitions (riggi.tech, G8te)
- CSS Animations· 10 years10 years daily, since CSS3
- Canvas / WebGL· 2 yearsfooter Tetris, experimental viz
- React Native· 3 yearsclient mobile apps (freelance)
- iOS native (Swift/ObjC)· 2 yearsSwift and Objective-C, Versusmind engagements
- Chrome Extension API· 1 yearsG8te lead qualification extension
- next-intl / i18n· 2 years5 languages on this site, production setup
- Sharp (image processing)· 1 yearsportfolio optimisation (Romain Dal Farra)
Backend
What I'd bet a release on.
- JavaScript· 14 years14 years, since Versusmind
- PHP· 12 yearsVersusmind & By Outfitter legacy, still on WordPress and Symfony
- Node.js· 10 yearsproduct APIs and services (Cruxpool, Startalers, G8te)
- Go· 8 yearsreal-time critical systems (Cruxpool, Lightmeter)
- Python· 6 yearsAI and data pipelines (Startalers, ETX)
- PostgreSQL· 10 yearsdefault DB on every recent product (Cruxpool, Startalers, G8te)
- MySQL· 10 yearse-commerce legacy (By Outfitter, Versusmind)
- Redis· 8 yearscache, queues, real-time (Cruxpool)
- Prisma· 1 yearsdefault ORM on new products (G8te)
- Zod (validation)· 2 yearsruntime validation on all recent projects
- Resend / Transactional email· 2 yearstransactional emails and forms (riggi.tech, G8te)
DevOps
So things run without 3am pages.
- Docker· 8 yearsstandardisation since Cruxpool
- Kubernetes· 3 yearsorchestration on critical systems (Lightmeter)
- AWS / GCP· 6 yearsStartalers infra (AWS) and GCP experiments
- CI/CD· 8 yearsGitHub Actions, GitLab CI, automated deploys
- Datadog / Observability· 6 yearsmonitoring + alerting (ETX 99.9% uptime achieved)
- Terraform· 2 yearsInfrastructure as Code, since 2024
Architecture
Thinking 3 years out, not 3 months.
- System Design· 12 yearshigh-traffic architectures (Cruxpool 50M+ shares/day)
- API Design· 12 yearsREST then GraphQL, contract-first (ETX, Startalers)
- Microservices· 7 yearssplit when it makes sense, not by default
- Blockchain / Web3· 8 yearscrypto mining pool (Cruxpool), smart contracts
- Shopify & e-commerce· 11 yearsBy Outfitter (custom PHP) then Distillerie (Shopify)
AI & LLM
Six years of ML, three of LLM. Not a trend I jumped on.
- Classical ML / Recommendation· 6 yearsscoring and recommendation (Startalers)
- Python ML· 6 yearsproduction pipelines (ETX 500 articles/month)
- LLM Integration· 3 yearscontent generation in production (ETX, G8te)
- Prompt Engineering· 2 yearsevals and guardrails on ETX pipelines
- RAG Pipelines· 1 yearsembedded in G8te agents
- Claude Code / Agentic· 1 yearsend-to-end agents (this site, G8te)
Leadership
Code is the easy part. People, less so.
- Team Management· 10 yearsteams structured from 3 to 30 engineers
- Product Management· 8 years5x founder — product and engineering hand in hand
- Technical Strategy· 11 yearstech roadmap, due diligence, board and fundraising
- Hiring & HR· 6 yearstech hiring across 4 startups + consulting, mentoring
- Compliance (GDPR, AML, KYC)· 6 yearsfintech licensing (Startalers)
- SEO· 8 yearsorganic strategy (Distillerie, Romain Dal Farra)
- Marketing digital· 8 yearsacquisition and e-commerce funnels (By Outfitter, Distillerie)
Technologies used daily
JavaScript
PHP
System Design
API Design
Shopify & e-commerce
Technical Strategy
CSS Animations
Node.js
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Team Management
React
Go
Redis
Docker
CI/CD
Blockchain / Web3
Product Management
SEO
Marketing digital
TypeScript
Microservices
Python
AWS / GCP
Datadog / Observability
Classical ML / Recommendation
Python ML
Hiring & HR
Compliance (GDPR, AML, KYC)
Expertise
Technology domains
Blockchain, AI, fintech, e-commerce — the domains where I've built and shipped.