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Hello!

I am Gaëtan Cottrez, a Full Stack web developer with 14 years of experience, specializing in the backend.

My approach can be summarized in one sentence: 'I learn my clients' business to better meet their needs.'

Over the years, I've realized that incubating digital projects is essential, far beyond simple coding.

By collaborating with me, I guarantee you will:

Propose relevant and high ROI solutions

Challenge your ideas to focus on what's essential

Meet deadlines according to your business stakes

Work closely with your teams

Implement a business domain corresponding to your activity

I've had the privilege of working in various sectors, for both SMEs and large corporations:

N’Joy (IDKIDS): Events

HappyWool (Phildar): Retail

Oney Bank (Mulliez Group): Banking

Boston Scientific: Healthcare

💼 What I can bring:

Incubation of your ideas and projects 🧠: I analyze, learn, question, challenge, propose, design, and present you with a tailor-made solution.

Tailor-made solutions ✂️: Each application is unique and specifically meets your needs.

🛠️ Current Stack:

Backend: Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Frontend: Next.js, Astro, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, TinaCMS

Unit Tests: Jest

DevOps Tools: GitHub Actions, Docker, Vercel, Scalingo, AWS, SonarCloud

AI: LangChain, Ollama, Groq

🧽 My code is high-quality, maintainable, and performant, thanks to:

TDD

Clean Code

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Hexagonal Architecture (separation of responsibilities)

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

🚀 You can see all this in practice on my portfolio and blog: apprendre-la-programmation.net.

⏩ Your turn: What problem do you want to solve? I'd love to discuss it over a virtual coffee and propose solutions. Don't hesitate to contact me.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Les Fabricants (Ex Passive Records) 🚀
Lead Developer & Team CTO
DIGITAL AND IT
September 2018 - October 2023 (5 years and 2 months)
Croix, France
My goal at Les Fabricants is to incubate our clients' digital projects to provide them with the best possible solution while respecting their timeline and budget.

I hold the position of Lead Developer but am also part of the Fabricants' technical committee, exercising some CTO responsibilities.

I have worked on and assisted with numerous projects, but the projects I am most proud of and that are most notable where I was involved are for N'Joy (IDKIDS), Oney Bank, and most recently PPYARNS (Phildar-Pingouin-Happywool).
Hexagonal Architecture NestJs Angular TailwindCSS Typescript Serverless Amazon Web Services (AWS) MongoDB Atlas Storybook Github Actions Unit Test TDD DevOps Azure Software Craftsmanship Redis
Orditech
Project Manager
DIGITAL AND IT
January 2015 - August 2018 (3 years and 7 months)
Tournai, Belgium
After 4 years, my role evolved into Project Manager, and we recruited 4 other developers.

I continued to develop other custom applications for clients, but I also supervised and managed projects as well as their scope.
PHP/MySQL AngularJS HTML5/CSS3 Codeigniter Ionic Framework
Orditech
Web Developer
DIGITAL AND IT
July 2010 - December 2014 (4 years and 5 months)
Tournai, Belgium
Following my internship, I received a job offer from the company to develop a custom ERP in PHP/MySQL and to be the first developer of this IT consulting firm focused on networks & systems.

The development lasted almost 2 years, and we decided to leverage my experience from this internal development to resell the ERP by customizing it for other clients.
PHP/MySQL HTML5/CSS3