Summary
Belkacem Lahouel is a seasoned software and data engineer with a decade of experience delivering scalable distributed systems and large-scale data platforms in adtech and retail. He currently works as a freelance Software Engineer, tackling distributed architectures and data pipelines in a team of 10. Previously, at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, he led data engineering and analytics across data quality, loyalty/CRM, and new revenues programs, driving architecture redesign, monitoring, and a migration to GCP. He has also built and maintained high-volume audience pipelines at Criteo and Rakuten, including real-time and GDPR-compliant data processing, API design, and dashboards that enabled product and sales teams to act on insights. In addition to industry roles, he teaches Big Data courses at 3iL, combining hands-on engineering with academic rigor, and he holds an MSc in CS with AI/VR, reflecting a strong foundation in both theory and practical execution.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Minor, Enterprise Management and Entrepreneurship, Jury honours, Minor, Enterprise Management and Entrepreneurship, Jury honours at UTBM - Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
MSc in Computer Science, AI and Video Games, Computer Science, A, MSc in Computer Science, AI and Video Games, Computer Science, A at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
MSc in Computer Science, Imagery and Virtual Reality, Mathematics and Computer Science, Top 5%, MSc in Computer Science, Imagery and Virtual Reality, Mathematics and Computer Science, Top 5% at Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
French, English, German