Houssene Dao is a seasoned technology leader and hands-on software engineer with 10 years of experience, currently serving as Acting Chief Information Officer at Nascent Tech and co-founding Payzoo as CPTO. Rooted in a childhood passion for computing and security, he progressed from early programming at 13 to leading engineering teams across fintech and product companies, including CTO at BUI Corporation and technical leadership roles at Djamo. He blends full-stack development and frontend leadership with product-minded program management, consistently shipping pragmatic solutions in fast-moving startups. As head of the Symfony group in Côte d'Ivoire, he contributes to the local developer ecosystem while maintaining a builder's mindset—aptly summarized on GitHub as "Building anything." His background in software engineering and network/telecommunications (Master and Licence from IFSM) informs a pragmatic approach to secure, scalable systems.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Génie logiciel, Master, Génie logiciel at IFSM - Institut de formation Sainte Marie
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