Pierre Raybaut
General Manager For Engineering at CODRA
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolPierre Raybaut is a seasoned engineering leader with 16 years of experience bridging research-grade science and production software, currently serving as General Manager for Engineering and CTO at CODRA in Paris. Trained as an optical engineer with a PhD, he transitioned from lab leadership at CEA to directing large engineering teams and pre-sales efforts, combining deep technical judgment with commercial-driven delivery. He is a prolific open-source creator—best known for Python(x,y), Spyder, WinPython and the DataLab platform—bringing practical tooling to the scientific Python ecosystem and improving Windows Python distribution internals. Pierre pairs hands-on backend contributions (notably to the widely used WinPython project) with executive oversight, a mix that helps translate complex technical requirements into usable platforms for data processing. An understated detail: his career threads research R&D and productization, enabling him to shepherd projects from prototype code to deployable software at scale.
16 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Optique, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Optique at Université Paris-SaclayDiplôme d'ingénieur Ingénierie laser et optique, Diplôme d'ingénieur Ingénierie laser et optique at Institut d'Optique Graduate School
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Github Skills (9)
package-management10
python10
regular-expression9
script8
batch8
batchfile8
pyside6
pyqt6
numpy6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
winpython/winpython
Aug 2012 - Sep 2021
A free Python-distribution for Windows platform, including prebuilt packages for Scientific Python.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:240 commits, 3 PRs, 1 push in 9 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Pierre contributed to the scientific Python distribution WinPython by modifying the `wppm.py` and `make.py` files. Their work focused on improving the package version and architecture handling for the installation process. They added tools for developers and fixed a regular expression in wppm.py. Additionally, the user made changes to batch scripts and incorporated code to handle file system operations during package uninstallation.
pythonwindowsprebuiltpython3scientific
Codra-Ingenierie-Informatique/CodraFT
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
The Codra Filtering Tool, an open-source Signal and Image Processing Software
Contributions:9 releases, 260 commits, 1 PR in 10 months
signalpythondata-processingdata-streamimage-processing
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