Romain Laurent is a seasoned technical leader based in Bordeaux with over 20 years in digital environments and 11 years in senior engineering roles, specializing in modernizing information systems and industrializing development at scale. He combines hands-on full‑stack experience—from early Rails and React adoption to large React front-end refactors—with strategic leadership, having managed teams from 4 up to 35 engineers. Notable accomplishments include leading Cdiscount's "Big Bang Mobile" transformation, improving e‑commerce performance metrics, deploying Backstage to centralize developer assets and save thousands of person-days, and driving adoption of multiple Design Systems. He is also an experienced trainer and mentor, having run technical courses and masterclasses that led to hires and upskilled nearly 200 engineers. Pragmatic and product-oriented, Romain excels at aligning architecture and delivery with business goals while cultivating engineering culture and measurable quality practices.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BTS Developpeur Integrateur Multimedia, BTS Developpeur Integrateur Multimedia at Centre d'Etudes supérieures industrielles
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