Summary
Nicolas Tricot is an experienced engineering leader with 11+ years building and scaling product and payments teams across fast-growing European tech firms like Viadeo, BlaBlaCar and Back Market. Trained as an EPITA computer scientist, he progressed from mobile developer to head of engineering and VP roles, combining hands-on technical know-how with people-first management, recruiting and agile coaching. He has led international and remote teams, launched high-throughput features (payments, monetization, growth) and improved engineering processes to support rapid organizational growth. At Padok he drove client satisfaction and project success at the executive level, and today runs a local digital inclusion venture mentoring others in tech. Known for reducing operational friction (e.g., big bug reductions and scalable integrations at Viadeo) and a pragmatic focus on user-facing reliability, he blends product sensibility with delivery discipline. Based in Paris, he pairs startup grit with experience in large-scale web systems and a taste for hands-on mentoring.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
The foolproof manager, The foolproof manager at Crestcom
Bac S Mathématiques, Bac S Mathématiques at Notre-Dame
Exploration de carrières / sensibilisation des compétences, Exploration de carrières / sensibilisation des compétences at Chance
Ingénieur EPITA Sciences Cognitives et Informatique Avancée, Ingénieur EPITA Sciences Cognitives et Informatique Avancée at EPITA: Ecole d'Ingénieurs en Informatique
French, English