Sylvain Francois is a seasoned software engineer with 18 years of experience building infrastructure and developer platform solutions, currently contributing at Databricks from San Francisco. He has a strong background in high-scale systems from roles at Uber (Infrastructure and Uber Freight) and a history of technical leadership as CTO and co-founder of Kalistick, later integrated into Synopsys/Coverity. Comfortable moving between hands-on engineering and architectural strategy, he has shipped production systems across startups and large enterprises, particularly in developer tooling and software integrity domains. Trained in computer systems, networking and applied IT management in Lyon, he brings a blend of entrepreneurial grit and deep engineering craft—often surfacing practical, production-ready solutions from complex technical problems.
18 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MIAGe (Méthodes Informatiques Appliquées à la Gestion), MIAGe (Méthodes Informatiques Appliquées à la Gestion) at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
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Sylvain Francois - Software Engineer at Databricks