Bertrand Svetchine
Head Of Backend at Swapcard
France
Summary
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Top SchoolBertrand Svetchine is a seasoned backend leader with 12 years in software engineering and eight years focused on web development using Django/Python and modern JavaScript. Currently Head of Backend at Swapcard, he has progressed from hands-on developer to technical lead roles at SSENSE and co-founded two SaaS startups, bringing entrepreneurial rigor to product-focused engineering. He excels across the full development lifecycle—planning, design, implementation and maintenance—while favoring creative, detail-oriented solutions that produce high-quality, maintainable systems. An active open-source contributor, he has improved Django ecosystem compatibility through work on django-guardian, ensuring the project stays robust across Django versions. Based in France with engineering training from UTBM and studies at the University of Oulu, he blends international experience and operational leadership to scale teams and architectures. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who moves smoothly between strategic decisions and code-level fixes.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer Computer Science, Engineer Computer Science at UTBMInformation Technology, Information Technology at University of Oulu
English, German
Github Skills (6)
compatibility10
python10
django10
testing10
software-design9
refactoring8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
django-guardian/django-guardian
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Per object permissions for Django
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 3 comments in 24 days
Contributions summary:Bertrand primarily contributed to the `django-guardian` project by adapting the code to ensure Django version compatibility. Their work involved modifying existing code and introducing helper functions to accommodate changes in Django APIs, particularly related to model naming and test runners. The user also updated settings and imports to align with different Django versions, maintaining project functionality across diverse environments. In addition, the user also made minor fixes like spelling corrections.
djangopermissionspythonauthentication
bsvetchine/django-payzen
Sep 2014 - Feb 2018
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 3 years 5 months
pythondjangoelectronicpaymentterminal
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