Yann Pouillon
Innovation Architect & Lead Software Engineer
San Sebastián, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain
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Top SchoolYann Pouillon is an Innovation Architect and Lead Software Engineer who brings 14 years of hands-on engineering and over 20 years of experience across distributed scientific software and cross-disciplinary research. A quantum physicist by training, he has professionalized flagship electronic-structure projects (SIESTA, ESL, ETSF) and now builds advanced atomistic simulation software to accelerate clients’ time to market. He bridges research and industry, improving scientists’ development practices and user experience while maintaining a strong commitment to libre/open-source principles. Known for combining rigorous scientific thinking with agile software craftsmanship, he also mentors teams and coordinates international collaborations. Based in San Sebastián, he pairs deep domain knowledge with practical product delivery—and, unusually, balances this technical life with internal martial arts practice and a lifelong love of music.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry at Lycée Louis ThuillierEngineer, Physics, Informatics, Electronics, Microelectronics, Automatics, Project management, Master, Engineer, Physics, Informatics, Electronics, Microelectronics, Automatics, Project management, Master at École Nationale Supérieure de Physique de Strasbourg
French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch
Github Skills (23)
describe10
modular10
python10
linux10
hpc10
cpp10
plugin8
python-poetry8
simulation7
atomic7
gitlab6
pypi6
ase6
lua-library5
siesta4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pouillon/dataplot
Apr 2020 - Mar 2024
Data plotting extension for Dokuwiki
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch, 2 tags in 3 years 11 months
pouillon/easybuild-easyconfigs
Feb 2017 - May 2020
A collection of easyconfig files that describe which software to build using which build options with EasyBuild.
Contributions:22 pushes, 30 branches in 3 years 3 months
easyconfigoptionsdescribeeasybuild
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