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Didier Darricau

Paris

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Partoo
Paris
09.2023 - Current
  • Led discovery, design, planning, and implementation of large-scale project with three teams over several months.
  • Enhanced analytics product capabilities, resulting in workflow performance improvements up to 10×.
  • Spearheaded migrations including database driver upgrades and major Python version shifts.
  • Adopted asynchronous programming to improve application responsiveness and efficiency.
  • Extracted media management logic into dedicated service, reducing main app container usage by 30%.
  • Significantly lowered cloud costs through streamlined architecture.

Senior Software Engineer

Salsify (formerly Alkemics)
Paris
02.2022 - 08.2023
  • Led cross-team initiative to unlock new verticals and geographies, overseeing technical specifications and delivery.
  • Migrated asset download service to FastAPI/asyncio, increasing ingestion throughput by 100%.
  • Mentored junior engineers through pair-coding sessions and company-wide presentations.
  • Presented technology solutions at multiple company-wide meetings to inform strategic decisions.

Software Engineer

Salsify (formerly Alkemics)
Paris
03.2020 - 02.2022
  • Directed migration of three microservices from Python 2 to 3, overcoming backward compatibility issues.
  • Co-designed and implemented dynamic internal field system, enhancing team autonomy.
  • Documented workflows and facilitated onboarding for a rapidly growing team.
  • Resolved production issues, improving post-mortem processes and system reliability.

Software Automation Engineer

Bouygues Telecom
Paris
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Automated test campaigns across multiple systems, reducing time spent by over 10 days per campaign.
  • Developed internal testing API to enhance efficiency and consistency in testing procedures.
  • Standardized stress testing protocols utilized throughout the company for improved reliability.

Consulting Intern

Strategy& (The PWC Network)
Khobar
06.2013 - 08.2014
  • Facilitated procurement transformation and directed operational planning for new tech park.
  • Prepared presentations for client meetings and stakeholder briefings.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
01-2016

Skills

  • Programming languages: Python, Golang, JavaScript, BASH, SQL
  • Database technologies: PSQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, ClickHouse, DynamoDB
  • Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
  • Infrastructure as code: Terraform
  • Cloud services: AWS

Affiliations

  • Tennis
  • Surf
  • Catan

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Partoo
09.2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Salsify (formerly Alkemics)
02.2022 - 08.2023

Software Engineer

Salsify (formerly Alkemics)
03.2020 - 02.2022

Software Automation Engineer

Bouygues Telecom
01.2018 - 01.2020

Consulting Intern

Strategy& (The PWC Network)
06.2013 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Concordia University
Didier Darricau