Hugo Smett is a Python and Django specialist with 14 years of experience building web-based CRM and enterprise software from Marseille, currently shaping Hybird’s Creme CRM. He excels at translating client needs into functional and technical specifications, then delivering maintainable backend implementations that streamline customer and prospect management. His career includes reducing technical debt and modernizing Python/Django stacks at PeopleDoc, integrating OCR and image preprocessing into ML pipelines, and evolving core microservices at UKG. An active open-source contributor, he’s contributed key fixes and change-tracking logic to notable Django projects such as django-dirtyfields and django-ckeditor, demonstrating attention to edge cases like foreign keys and deferred fields. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture, robust integrations, and a knack for turning messy legacy systems into reliable products.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'ingénieur généraliste, Spécialisation en systèmes d'information, informatique, développement, Diplôme d'ingénieur généraliste, Spécialisation en systèmes d'information, informatique, développement at Ecole Centrale de Marseille
Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE) at Lycée Lombards
Baccalauréat scientifique, Mention Bien, Baccalauréat scientifique, Mention Bien at Lycée Franklin Roosevelt
Contributions:17 commits, 11 PRs, 21 comments in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Hugo primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Django-dirtyfields library, focusing on features related to tracking changes in Django model fields. Their work included handling foreign key relationships, managing deferred fields, and implementing mechanisms to correctly track and save only the changed fields. The user also addressed bug fixes and improvements to the library.
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 11 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Hugo primarily contributed to the Django-based project, focusing on bug fixes, code cleanup, and the addition of tests. Their work involved modifying views, utility functions, forms, and templates, addressing issues related to file handling and compression. They also updated the project to support Django 3.0, Python 3.8 and improved localization of the UI.
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