François Voron
Founding Software Engineer at Kohortz (anciennement BeeMyDesk)
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolFrançois Voron is a founding software engineer and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building data-driven web platforms, ML-backed search systems, and developer-focused products from Lyon, France. He co-founded BeeMyDesk (now Kohortz), where he served as CTO and shaped a synchronous, online accelerator for founders, and today helps power Polar, a creator platform for developers. A published author on FastAPI and an active open-source maintainer, he has contributed to popular FastAPI projects and improved test coverage for authentication systems, combining strong backend skills with test automation discipline. His background in information retrieval and high-throughput indexing informs pragmatic, performance-conscious architecture decisions—evident from projects that processed thousands of documents per minute. Trained in machine learning and product management, he blends research-rooted techniques with startup execution and a knack for translating complex technical trade-offs into operational systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Machine Learning and Data Mining Master's Degree Computer Science, Machine Learning and Data Mining Master's Degree Computer Science at Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtienneSoftware Product Management Coursera Specialization, Software Product Management Coursera Specialization at University of AlbertaMachine Learning and Data Mining Master's Degree Computer Science, Machine Learning and Data Mining Master's Degree Computer Science at Universitat d'AlacantDiplôme Étudiant-Entrepreneur Entrepreneuriat / études entrepreneuriales, Diplôme Étudiant-Entrepreneur Entrepreneuriat / études entrepreneuriales at Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
French, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (19)
fastapi10
pytest10
python10
testing10
websocket10
asyncio10
jwt10
pydantic9
type-checking8
typehinting8
starlette8
object-oriented-programming8
go6
django-rest-framework6
internationalization6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
PacktPublishing/Building-Data-Science-Applications-with-FastAPI
Mar 2021 - Aug 2022
Building Data Science Applications with FastAPI, Published by Packt
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:76 commits, 50 pushes, 18 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:François primarily contributed to the development of the FastAPI application. They added various scripts and examples, focusing on fundamental Python concepts, including data structures, control flow, and list comprehensions. Their work expanded to cover object-oriented programming with classes and objects. They also implemented examples of type hinting and asynchronous programming, including websocket implementation, and included chapter three examples including path parameters and query parameters, and request/response body examples.
pythonsciencedata-sciencepacktdocker
fastapi-users/fastapi-users
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Ready-to-use and customizable users management for FastAPI
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:82 releases, 24 reviews, 778 commits in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:François primarily focused on improving test coverage and ensuring the quality of the `fastapi-users/fastapi-users` project. Their contributions include enhancing test coverage for the `BaseUserDatabase` and router/authentication components. They were actively involved in writing and refining unit tests, particularly for the JWT authentication system within the project. Furthermore, they addressed testing gaps and improved test isolation, indicating a strong focus on software testing best practices.
pythonasynciosqlalchemyfastapicustomizable
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