Yann Malet is a seasoned engineering leader with 17 years of experience building and scaling high-performance web and AI platforms, now serving as Director of Engineering at Lincoln Loop. He specializes in turning research prototypes and AI proofs-of-concept into production-grade systems while aligning technical roadmaps with business objectives. Yann has architected mission-critical platforms that handled half a billion requests with multi-year 100% uptime and led an AI platform used by thousands at a leading European executive university. A long-time Django contributor, his open-source work includes backend refactors and CMS/image-tooling improvements across well-known projects like django-cms and django-debug-toolbar. He blends hands-on full-stack development, PLM and enterprise systems background, and client-facing account management to drive reliable, revenue-generating products. Based in Bordeaux, he combines technical depth with a pragmatic focus on operational excellence and team mentorship.
17 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'études universitaires générales, Mathematics and Computer Science, Diplôme d'études universitaires générales, Mathematics and Computer Science at University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France)
Engineering, Productic and Automatic option, Engineer, Engineering, Productic and Automatic option, Engineer at Ecole des Mines d'Alès
Contributions:76 commits, 4 comments, 3 issues in 9 months
Contributions summary:Yann's contributions primarily focused on refactoring the file and image management application within the Django framework. They were actively involved in migrating from the `sorl` library to `easy-thumbnails`, modifying template tags and models to accommodate the change. Their work included updating file fields, image fields, and other related components to integrate the new thumbnail generation library. Additionally, the user improved the test coverage of the project and added new functionality.
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:13 commits, 1 comment, 1 issue in 11 months
Contributions summary:Yann primarily contributed to the django-cms project by implementing and fixing issues related to the handling of many-to-many relationships within the CMS's plugin system. They added tests to identify and address the issue. The user also addressed import issues and made changes to the page publishing process and URL handling, fixing existing bugs to improve the reliability of the platform.
cmspythondjango-frameworkdjangodjango-cms
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Yann Malet - Director Of Engineering, Lincoln Loop