Summary
Aurélien Giraud is an Engineering Lead based in Leipzig with 11 years of experience building accessible, user-focused web applications and leading cross-functional teams. He pairs hands-on frontend expertise in React, TypeScript, Styled Components and Tailwind with backend contributions in Kotlin, enabling pragmatic end-to-end delivery. At Staffbase he moved from senior frontend engineer to engineering lead while championing accessibility, legacy-code modernization and shared chapter initiatives that span team boundaries. His background includes designing UI component libraries, CI/CD pipelines and multi-media systems for museums, showing a knack for product-driven engineering in diverse domains. A former teacher and researcher in computational linguistics, he brings clear communication, mentoring experience and curriculum-style knowledge sharing to technical leadership. That blend of pedagogy, full-stack craftsmanship and accessibility advocacy makes him a leader who prioritizes durable, inclusive engineering outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master in Artificial Intelligence Computer and Human Sciences, Master in Artificial Intelligence Computer and Human Sciences at KU Leuven
MSc. of Applied Science Computational and Applied Mathematics, MSc. of Applied Science Computational and Applied Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin
MSc. of Applied Science Computational and Applied Mathematics , MSc. of Applied Science Computational and Applied Mathematics at Université Pierre Mendès-France (Grenoble II)
English, French, Hungarian, German, Swedish