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About

Hello World!

Hey, I’m Maxence Poutord, a passionate software engineer, technical speaker, blogger and mentor. I started coding at the age of 11 with the QBasic language. +20 years later, I’m still coding! My expertise lies primarily in the development of web applications. I was also involved in hiring at most of the organisations I work for, interviewing candidates and helping HR make decisions.

After 2 years as an expat in Dublin, I became a digital nomad. I started working and living where the WiFi and the sun are (Europe and Southeast Asia). I’m now based in Paris and I still work remotely.

What I do for a living

I am currently a Senior Software Engineer at Orderfox where I am building software for the CNC industry. I’m focusing on:

  • 🏗 Architecture/Infrastructure of a React application (TypeScript, Tailwind) and a Node.js application (NestJS);
  • 🚦 Testing (Jest, Cypress and Testing Library);
  • 👨‍🦯 Accessibility (a11y)
  • 🏎 Performances.

What I do for fun

  • ✈️ Travel. Often.
  • 👨‍🍳 Cook. I love to cook food from all over the world. From Italian Pizza to Indian dal. Some of my recipes are online
  • 🧗🏻 Sport. I mostly Run, hike and cycle. I’m also a canyoning guide!
  • 🍺 Appreciate a Gin or a pint of beer (IPA/NEIPA).
  • 🕹 Play video games. Especially Age of Empires 2, a 20 y.o. game!
  • 📘 Learn new things. As a lifelong learner, I can’t imagine one day without learning something new!
  • 🗣 Tech trainer and public speaker.
  • 👨🏼‍💻 Play with code. Sometimes, it ends up in an open-source contribution or a blog post!

Why this blog?

I started this blog in 2014 because I wanted to keep track of my experiements. At the beginning, it was all private. I learnt a lot on the internets so, I realised I had to give something back to the community. That’s why, I decided to make it public to share my knowledge with the world.

My site has no ads, sponsored content or bullshit. It is my blog, my content and my ideas.

If you enjoyed it, please let me know :)
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Contact

Do you have a question regarding one of my projects? a blog post? …or something else?
Don’t be shy. Let’s talk. I do my best to be as accessible as possible.

Here’s how you can contact me: