Summary
Rémi Bouchar is a Principal Engineer based in England with 12 years of hands-on experience building and leading backend systems for startups and large enterprises, currently driving architecture and delivery at NatWest. He specializes in Node.js backends, distributed architectures, CI/CD and Docker, and has led teams delivering blockchain-enabled products and enterprise APIs. Known for pragmatic technical decisions and improving developer productivity, he has a track record of rewriting legacy systems, migrating to distributed deployments, and introducing robust testing and automation. His background includes both product-focused startups and innovation ventures, giving him fluency in translating business needs into scalable technical solutions. Unusually for a senior engineer, he started in Java and transitioned fully away from it, bringing a cross-paradigm perspective that helps bridge older systems and modern stacks.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Computer Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Computer Science at Université de Technologie de Troyes
Exchange Student - Master Level Computer Science, Exchange Student - Master Level Computer Science at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
French, English, Spanish