Vincent Prouillet
Lead Software Engineer at One Codex
Eu, Normandy, France
Summary
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Top SchoolVincent Prouillet is a Lead Software Engineer based in Normandy, France, with 14 years of experience building production-grade systems in Python, JavaScript and Rust. He combines hands-on backend cryptography work—having expanded algorithm support and hardened signing/verification in the widely used jsonwebtoken Rust library—with full-stack contributions to projects like the fast static site generator Zola and the Tera templating engine. At One Codex (and through its acquisition into Invitae) he has progressed from senior engineer to lead, shipping robust services and guiding engineering efforts. His background spans startups, consulting and freelance work where he has optimized performance, modernized CI/CD, and rebuilt client-facing apps for size and speed. Notably, he introduces pragmatic code quality improvements (refactors, tests, edition updates) alongside visible feature work, reflecting a balance of craftsmanship and product focus. He holds advanced computer science training and brings a curious, cross-disciplinary approach shaped by earlier bio and DBA roles.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master 2 in Computer Science, Computer Science, Master 2 in Computer Science, Computer Science at SUPINFO - The International Institute of Information TechnologyDUT, Biologie, DUT, Biologie at Université de Toulon
French, English, Japanese, Italian
Github Skills (36)
algorithm10
algorithms10
javascript10
html-escape10
testing10
macros10
css10
web-token10
template-engine10
indexing10
rsa10
implement10
ecdsa10
filter10
cryptography10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
getzola/zola
Mar 2017 - Jan 2023
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:50 releases, 740 reviews, 709 commits in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily contributed to the frontend and backend of the project, making the site responsive and improving its overall appearance. They modified the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, introducing improvements to the UI and added features. Additionally, they touched upon core functionalities, and added and modified shortcodes. They were also active in updating documentation.
cmseverythingstatic-siterustblog-engine
Keats/validator
Dec 2016 - Jun 2022
Simple validation for Rust structs
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:100 reviews, 78 commits, 154 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily contributed to the `keats/validator` repository, focusing on improvements to the Rust validation library. Their work involved fixing bugs related to error handling and ensuring the library's stability. They also worked on incorporating new features, and refactoring code to align with the evolving language features and dependencies. The commits also included adapting the code to the latest cargo fmt and edition 2018, highlighting the user's focus on code quality and modern development practices.
rustsanitizationvalidationstructs
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