Independent Contractor

Senior Software & Infrastructure Consultant

Owning backend, infrastructure, and data systems end-to-end. Specialized in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and Web3/DeFi.

Berlin / Montreal / Remote
10+ Years Experience
EN / FR / DE

Distributed Systems

Scalable backend architectures and microservices

Cloud & Bare-metal

AWS, GCP, and on-prem infrastructure

Data Pipelines

High-volume ingestion and processing

Web3 / DeFi

Smart contracts and blockchain infra

About

Senior software and infrastructure consultant with 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems. Specialized in distributed backend systems, cloud and bare-metal infrastructure, data pipelines, and Web3/DeFi platforms.

Typically engaged in contract-based work with high ownership and deep integration into small senior teams. Remote-first with timezone flexibility across Berlin (CET), Montreal (ET), and Bangkok (ICT). Fluent in English and French, conversational German (B1).

Co-founder of Folk Software, an independent studio building Web3-native products including FOLK, a production game deployed on Telegram and the TON ecosystem.

Areas of Expertise

  • Designing, operating, and scaling distributed backend systems
  • Cloud and bare-metal infrastructure architecture, automation, and cost optimization
  • Data ingestion and processing pipelines in production environments
  • Production-grade APIs and service reliability
  • CI/CD pipelines, operational tooling, and incident ownership
  • Integrating complex external systems (financial, data, protocol-level)

Experience

Folk Software Co-Founder & Lead Engineer

Co-founded an independent studio building Web3-native products. Led end-to-end development of FOLK game on Telegram/TON. Owned backend architecture, infrastructure, deployment pipelines, game logic, and integrations. Worked directly with users, partners, and platform constraints to iterate rapidly in production.

2024 - Present
Octav Lead Software Engineer (Contract)

Led development of data ingestion pipelines for a multi-chain EVM analytics platform serving DeFi users. End-to-end responsibility for design and operation of backend services processing high-volume on-chain and off-chain financial data. Owned CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, improving reliability and reducing operational costs.

May 2023 - Jan 2025
ARCx Labs Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Built and operated backend infrastructure supporting DeFi protocols, wallet interactions, and smart contracts. Owned microservices architectures and automated infrastructure using Terraform. Developed secure public APIs for protocol integrations and on-chain data access. Contributed to Solidity smart contracts and EVM network deployments.

Aug 2021 - Apr 2023
Independent Consultant Various Startups

Delivered feature development and system extensions for early-stage startups. Integrated new functionality into existing codebases with minimal disruption. Operated in high-autonomy environments with direct founder and CTO collaboration.

2019 - Present
Babbel Senior Software Engineer

Led migration to microservices architecture and modern cloud infrastructure. Accountable for design and operation of backend systems supporting millions of users and payment workflows. Integrated external services with strong reliability guarantees. On-call engineer for critical infrastructure and mentor to junior developers.

Oct 2017 - Oct 2020
Wimdu Backend Developer

Developed backend services and data pipelines for a large-scale marketplace. Designed APIs and internal tools supporting partner integrations and operational workflows. Built automation services improving reliability, data consistency, and system observability.

Nov 2015 - Sep 2017

Education

B.Eng. Operations & Logistics Engineering

Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS), Montreal

Contact

Flexible contract engagements, from short-term delivery to long-term ownership. Senior individual contributor role with high ownership of backend, infrastructure, and data systems. Remote-first, timezone-flexible collaboration.