Summary
Laurent Pireyn is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience building and architecting enterprise-grade systems, currently running his own consultancy Smartefact. He combines deep Java expertise—validated by an Oracle Java SE 21 certification—and hands-on experience in front-end frameworks (certified in Angular) with modern-language curiosity in Rust and Kotlin. His career spans principal and senior engineering roles at Perforce, Methodics and haulogy, plus long-term ownership of product and services businesses, demonstrating both technical leadership and commercial acumen. Laurent has a strong background in complex integrations and migration projects, from C/C++ to Java architectures, and a pragmatic focus on delivering maintainable systems. Based in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium, he prefers direct client engagements and does not work through recruitment agencies, reflecting a selective, quality-driven approach to projects.
17 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Collège Saint Pierre (Uccle)
Computer Science, Computer Science at Université libre de Bruxelles
Val Fleuri
French, English, Dutch