Summary
Michael Launay is a senior software architect and freelance engineer with over 25 years of experience designing, refactoring and delivering complex software systems from requirements to production. Founder and former CEO of the open-source company Ecréall, he led product, R&D and a team of 14 while running CIR/CII-eligible innovation projects and collaborations with INRIA. He pairs deep hands-on skills in Python, C++ and GNU/Linux with strategic expertise in IP/licensing, contract negotiation and sustainable governance for long-lived systems. Active in teaching since 2018, he designs courses on software engineering, Python and responsible AI and publishes his materials openly on GitHub. A long-standing open-source and community advocate, he has also explored alternative company governance and personally built a bioclimatic house, reflecting a pragmatic, systems-level curiosity.
11 years of coding experience
DUT Génie Electrique Informatique Industrielle, DUT Génie Electrique Informatique Industrielle at IUT de Cachan
Diplôme d'ingénieur Informatique Mesures Automatique, Diplôme d'ingénieur Informatique Mesures Automatique at EUDIL
French, English