Jean Lafleur
Co-founder & COO at CodinGame
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJean Lafleur is a serial entrepreneur and operational leader based in San Francisco, currently co-founder and COO of Airbyte, the leading open-source data integration platform. He has co-founded four startups—two acquired—and a track record of scaling product, GTM and teams, including driving 4x revenue growth and cashflow positivity as CEO of CodinGame. A builder at heart, he blends product-led thinking with data-driven storytelling and a strong emphasis on hiring and growing the right teams to execute. He writes regularly for major industry outlets and bridges deep product, go-to-market and community-building experience in developer-focused businesses. His background spans tech transfer and deep-tech spinouts through École Polytechnique to real-world product startups, reflecting a comfort with both research-driven innovation and fast-paced commercialization. Less obvious: his leadership style is informed by early service as an officer in the French naval commandos, which he cites as formative in crisis-tested decision making.
6 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, MPhil in Technology Policy, Master's degree, MPhil in Technology Policy at Cambridge Judge Business SchoolMaster's degree, Technological Innovation, Master's degree, Technological Innovation at École Polytechnique
Github Skills (22)
bigquery10
postgresql10
ai-agent10
data-collection10
python10
snowflake10
mysql10
data-engineering10
databases10
java10
etl10
ai10
elt10
mssql10
pipeline10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
airbytehq/write-for-the-community
Sep 2020 - Jul 2021
Contribute and collaborate on educational content for the Airbyte Community.
Contributions:1 review, 20 commits, 11 PRs in 10 months
airbyte
airbytehq/airbyte
Aug 2020 - Jun 2022
Open-source data movement for ELT pipelines and AI agents — from APIs, databases & files to warehouses, lakes, and AI applications. Both self-hosted and Cloud.
Contributions:42 reviews, 159 commits, 138 PRs in 1 year 9 months
aiai-agentdatabasedatabaseselt
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