Joris Buchou is a mission-driven Director of Engineering based in San Francisco with 11 years of software and leadership experience, currently leading engineering at Freckle by Renaissance. He progressed through hands-on roles from Full Stack Developer to Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager before stepping into his current director role, giving him deep empathy for developers and the product lifecycle. Joris combines a strong technical foundation in full-stack web development and large-scale data handling with business acumen from an MBA and prior business development experience. He has a track record of shipping production systems, building teams, and scaling processes within the same product organization over a decade. Known for bridging technical and customer-facing perspectives, he also brings practical experience setting up new offices and managing cross-functional projects. Colleagues would call him analytical, mission-oriented, and unusually comfortable moving between code, architecture, and organizational strategy.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master Business administration, Master Business administration at IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management
MOOC Effectuation - Entrepreneurship, MOOC Effectuation - Entrepreneurship at emlyon business school
Contributions:5 reviews, 8 PRs, 15 pushes in 3 years 2 months
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Joris Buchou - Director Of Engineering at Freckle by Renaissance