Simon Espigolé
Associate
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Espigolé is a backend-focused software engineer with nine years of experience building resilient Java/Spring systems and pragmatic fullstack solutions. He combines strong CS fundamentals—algorithms, data structures, networking—with hands-on expertise in cloud migrations, CI/CD automation, and SQL performance tuning. His recent roles include platform and architecture work at Wenabi and mission-driven positions at Green-Got and Team for the Planet, reflecting a blend of technical rigor and climate-focused purpose. Simon has driven costly migrations (Postgres FTS, Aurora Serverless v2, Redis ElastiCache), improved testing and release practices, and authored internal security and SDLC policies. He occasionally writes technical posts on real-world engineering challenges and is interested in software architecture, creative AI, and game development—areas he explores alongside his production work. Based in Montreal, he pairs technical craftsmanship with mentorship and a clear taste for practical, impactful engineering.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at CY TechHeriot-Watt University Edinburgh CampusHigh School, Mathematics, High School, Mathematics at Notre Dame De Bon Secours - Perpignan
French, English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
543reputation
57kreached
10answers
9questions
Github Skills (197)
python10
inversion-of-control10
deep-learning10
mobile-web10
game-development10
phaser10
javascript10
inversion10
rendering10
editor10
database10
webgl10
sqlite10
electron10
figma10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Blockost/portfolio
Dec 2017 - Feb 2020
Blockost's own portfolio. Also a place for experiments 🔬🧙
Contributions:96 pushes, 4 branches, 3 comments in 2 years 2 months
placereactangular5
Blockost/aws-connect-cli
Nov 2021 - Nov 2023
Simple CLI to connect or forward traffic to AWS EC2 instances. Requires aws-cli installed locally.
Contributions:3 releases, 1 PR, 26 pushes in 2 years
awstrafficcliinstancesaws-sdk
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