About
In a few words...
My day-to-day:
- Build a roadmap and prioritize features.
- Organize delivery and set up processes.
- Code stuff.
- Lead teams and give them technical direction and vision.
- Run fast and pedal as long as possible...
Profile
I have been working within Tech & Product teams for 15 years, as a CT(P)O, VP Engineering or lead dev. My background as a developer lets me both contribute to delivery and guide technical teams, all while being obsessed with product quality and user experience.
- Name: Valentin Tilly Bourgoin
- Age: 39 y/o
- Location: Nantes, France
- Email: hello@valentinbourgoin.fr
Skills
I can join a team as an individual contributor, take part in setting up delivery processes, building and prioritizing a roadmap, or defining a technical architecture.
Services
How can I help you?
Do you have short-term needs around an MVP's development strategy, or around organizing or scaling your delivery? I'd be happy to help!
Team organization
How to organize delivery and maximize your teams' velocity?
Tech lead
Do you need a senior contributor to help build a product or a feature?
Coaching / training
How to support your teams over the long term and help them progress?
MVP strategy
Which feature should be prioritized? How to minimize time-to-market?
Technical architecture
How to design your next killer feature? What tools to use and what architecture to implement?
Audit
How to improve your existing Tech / Product organization?
More info
My resume
You'll find below my main references as a CTO, CPO, teaching supervisor or senior web engineer.
Professional Experience
Freelance Tech Lead
Since 2024
Speeral, Hourrail, API Engagement (beta.gouv)
Individual contributor coding.
Technical leadership and product roadmap building.
Setting up delivery processes.
Stack: Typescript, NodeJS, Postgres.
Mentor
Since Dec 2021
Ada Tech School
Supporting cohorts of learners.
Facilitating and following up on rituals.
One-on-one feedback interviews.
Stack: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, PHP, ...
CTO
Dec 2021 - Sept 2024
OMAJ
Setting up the technical stack.
Recruiting and managing the team.
Building the roadmap and staffing.
Setting up a way of working and tracking performance metrics.
Stack: Django (Celery, Redis, Postgres, ...), React, Shopify.
Senior VP Product
Sept 2016 - July 2021
Sport Heroes
Managed the Product & Tech team (about 25 people: Product Managers / Designers, Engineering Managers, Developers, User Care) in agile squads.
In charge of the roadmap priorities, delivery and processes.
Stack: React / React Native, Node, Mongo, Redis, AWS.
Head of Technology
Sept 2015 - Sept 2016
909c (WNP)
Managed the technical team on various projects: planning, day-to-day management, technical architecture.
Stack: Symfony, Wordpress, eZPublish, VueJS, ...
Web engineer
July 2010 - Sept 2015
Freelance
- Hosting.
- Consulting / training.
- Guest lecturer at Paris-Est University.
Stack: Python / Django, Symfony, Wordpress, Angular, ...
Education
IMAC Engineer
2006 - 2009
Université de Paris Est - ESIPE
General Engineering Degree
Contact
I'd love to hear from you.
Feel free to contact me for any mission!
Where to find me
Nantes, France
Email me at
hello@valentinbourgoin.fr