Maxence Poutord
Senior Software Engineer
maxpou.fr/cv
I'm Maxence, a French Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building high-value web applications.
I'm a dedicated team player who takes initiative to overcome challenges and get customer-facing features shipped.
I also dedicate time to knowledge sharing via blog posts, mentoring, and conferences.
About
Skills
Proficient
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React.js
- Vue.js
- Git
- Testing (integration, unit & e2e)
- Web Accessibility (A11Y)
Comfortable
- Node.js
- NestJS
- CI/CD
- Web Performance
- GraphQL
- ElasticSearch
Familiar
- Docker
- Supabase
- TailwindCSS
- AWS/Azure
Languages
Advanced
- English
Native
- French
Intermediate
- Spanish
Interests
Canyoning (I guide groups), running (100km/month), cycling, hiking, cooking, travelling (Asia, Europe),
video games (Age of Empires II).
Highlights
- Build and run side projects (see pedalyze.bike, youtube-mate.com)
- Write technical blog posts in French & English (see maxpou.fr)
- Mentor junior developers and people who want to retrain as a developer
- Tech trainer and public speaker (see maxpou.fr/speaking)
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
May 2021 - Present
Orderfox, Remote (Paris and Berlin)
- Owned application architecture and infrastructure; drove key tech decisions
- Led migration to TypeScript and React, boosting team velocity by 3x
- Cut search engine response time from ~25s to ~300ms
- Improved frontend performance index (50 to 90 lighthouse score)
- Interviewed candidates and coached junior engineers
Senior Software Engineer
May 2018 - May 2021
VSware, Remote (Europe/Asia)
- Improved the frontend infrastructure of a massive Vue.js application (~5k vue&js files / ~650k lines of code). Frontend relies on a big monorepo (~40 packages)
- Designed and planned major architecture changes towards micro-frontends
- Introduced and maintained a testing culture (from 0 to 3.1k unit & integration tests)
- Worked on accessibility (A11Y) to meet WCAG AA conformance
- Mentored junior developers
Software Engineer
November 2016 - April 2018
Hostelworld, Dublin, Ireland
- Led the frontend migration of hostelworld.com from jQuery to Vue.js.
- Architecture definition, development and maintenance of the main website (back+front)
- Trained and mentored team to modern JavaScript and Vue.js
Consultant
May 2015 - August 2016
Conserto, Nantes, France
Web Developer/Project Manager
October 2011 - January 2015
Energy Formation (ENGIE Group), Nantes, France
Education
Architecte Logiciel / Software Architect (master degree)
2013 - 2015
ENI Ecole Informatique, St Herblain, France
Concepteur Développeur Informatique / IT developer designer (bachelor degree)
2011 - 2013
ENI Ecole Informatique, St Herblain, France