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Pierre ChénéPC

Pierre Chéné

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CTO Startup | Tech Lead Python/Django | SaaS & MVP

€570/day
9 projects
Nantes, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Pierre

🚀 Tech Lead Django / Python Backend Architect – SaaS & APIs

I help companies and founders in the design, development, and evolution of their digital products.

CTO of TOHA.care and fullstack developer with **9 years of experience**, I work on creating MVPs, stabilizing existing products, automating business processes, and structuring technical teams.

🚀 Digital Product Development
  • SaaS
  • Business Web Applications
  • Client Portals
  • APIs and Data Platforms
  • Startup MVPs
🤖 AI & Automation

  • Integration of LLMs and Generative AI
  • Business Process Automation
  • Document Analysis
  • Internal Tools and AI Assistants

⚙️ CTO / Tech Lead
  • Software Architecture
  • Code Review
  • Technical Debt Reduction
  • Team Mentoring
  • Best Practices Implementation

My Experience

🧠 CTO of TOHA.care, a SaaS platform for healthcare professionals.

⚙️ Over 20 web applications deployed.

🧑‍💼 9 years of experience with SaaS products and business software.

Technologies

Python • Django • FastAPI • Flask • PostgreSQL • Celery • Docker • Vue.js • Typescript • Gitlab • Gitlab CI

References

TOHA • Beta.gouv • Octopusmind • Onafis • Okomera • Auto Parts • BarTradingX

I particularly enjoy projects that require understanding a business, transforming complex needs into concrete products, and supporting teams through to production.

Let's discuss your project

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  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • TOHA
    CTO
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    July 2024 - Today (2 years and 1 month)
    Nantes, France
    🧠CTO and fullstack developer specializing in Django**, I design and evolve **Python SaaS applications and APIsfor startups and product teams.

    I am currently **CTO of TOHA**, a platform for physiotherapists to improve clinical reasoning and patient follow-up.

    As CTO, I support the product team on technical and strategic aspects to build a reliable and scalable platform handling health data.
    Architecture & Technical Quality
    •Definition of application architecture (Django backend / Vue frontend)
    •Code refactoring and maintainability improvement
    •Implementation of automated tests (unit and End-to-End with Cypress)
    •Industrialization of deployment and improvement of platform robustness
    •Mentoring and supporting junior developers

    Business Module Design:
    • Patient data and consultation framework visualization dashboard 📊
    • Physiotherapy prescription generation 📝
    • Patient portal for home follow-up, pre-session questionnaires, and personal information updates 👨‍⚕️
    • Subscription system revamp 💵
    • Complete development of the secure note-taking feature 🔒

    Technical Stack:
    • Django • Django REST Framework • Vue.js • PostgreSQL • Docker • Cypress
    🎯 My role is totransform complex clinical needs into concrete features**, while ensuring the **reliability, maintainability, and securityof the product in a digital health data context (HDS).

    I also work with startups as a part-time freelance Tech Lead or CTO (1 to 2 days per week)to structure their backend architecture and accelerate product development.
    Django Django Rest Framework JavaScript Developer Docker TailwindCSS
  • Freelance
    Developer
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    September 2019 - Today (6 years and 10 months)
    Nantes, France
    Full stack developer, expert in Django for robust applications.

    Using Python for fast and efficient full stack development.
    Mastery of Vue.js for dynamic and responsive user interfaces.
    Integration of Typescript for rigorous type management.
    Asynchronous task management with Celery, optimizing performance.
    Project deployment with Node.js for flexible server solutions.
    REST API integration, ensuring smooth communication between services.
    API creation and management, guaranteeing maximum interoperability.
    Designing high-performance systems with Nuxt.js, improving server-side rendering.
    Developing interactive features with Javascript.
    Expertise in API integration, effectively connecting different platforms.
    Developing robust backends with Django, ensuring optimal security.

    Full stack developer, proficient in Typescript and Vue.js for high-performance applications 🚀.
    Process optimization with Python and Celery for scalable applications 📈.
    Vue.js Python Django Typescript Docker
  • BarTradingX
    CEO and Full-stack Web Developer | Django | VueJs | Python
    ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
    September 2019 - Today (6 years and 10 months)
    Nantes, France
    BarTradingX is a web solution that allows drink prices in a bar to fluctuate during an evening. 🥳
    The more a drink is purchased, the higher its price, the less it is purchased, the lower its price. 💹

    Developmentof the solution with Django and Quasar (VueJS):
    - Development of the point-of-sale and management interface for bars and drinks.
    - Development of card interfaces for consumers on TVs in bars and on consumers' phones (VueJs, Quasar).
    - Development of the internal back-office with Wagtail and Wagtail admin to replace django-admin.

    DevOps Approach:
    -Installation of two VPS to host Docker containers.
    - Implementation of Gitlab CI/CD pipelines for automatic deployment of different environments (production, pre-production, etc.).
    - Use of docker-compose as an orchestrator (a simple yet robust solution adapted to the need; high scalability is not required).
    - Implementation of monitoring and backup tools:
    • Sentry (error logging and alerts)
    • Grafana, Monit
    • Database backup script
    - Use of Trivy and SonarQube to sanitize and secure code and Docker images.
    - SSE integration with Pushpin.

    Other:
    - Sales
    - Project Management
    - Student Training
    Docker Django Vue.js Training Gitlab CI/CD

Reviews

5.0

Out of 3 ratings

MN

Mohammed Nezar

Okomera

Reviewed on 8/12/2025

MN

Mohammed Nezar

Okomera

Reviewed on 6/17/2025

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Education

  • Computer Science and Information Systems Expert
    Ynov Nantes
    2021
    Développement logiciel, web et mobile

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