Summary
François Chapuis is a seasoned Python/Django lead developer with 14 years of experience building and operationalizing backends for startups and scale-ups in health tech and SaaS. Based in Antibes, he has led technical teams and DevOps practices at Ignilife and Nextmotion, driving migrations (Python 2→3, Django upgrades), CI/CD, monitoring, GDPR/HDS compliance and production deployments on AWS. Early experience in cloud security and penetration testing at SecludIT gives him a pragmatic security-first mindset that informs robust API and infrastructure design. Comfortable as both a hands-on engineer and technical leader, he also serves as CTO of Restaudeal while contributing to product strategy and team growth. A long-time GNU/Linux user and open-source enthusiast since 2001, he learns autodidactically and regularly sharpens his skills through challenges and practical projects.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
DUT, Informatique, DUT, Informatique at Université Bordeaux I
Master 2, Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Informatique, Master 2, Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Informatique at Polytech'Nice-Sophia
French, English, German, Japanese