Olivier Laviale

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Welcome to my blog. I'm Olivier. I write about what I do as a Staff Engineer, my open-source projects, and software development in general. I enjoy a bit of singing, in a choir or a karaoke bar, but I don't write about that. I'm originally from Toulouse (France), but I've been living in Berlin since 2014. Still wearing colors, though.

You can browse my articles on the home page or check my résumé below. You can also find me on GitHub and LinkedIn.

Professional Summary

A seasoned Staff Engineer with over 10 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale software systems. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact projects that drive business growth. Expert in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and performance optimization. Skilled in mentoring and fostering a culture of technical excellence. Acknowledged for innovative problem-solving and the ability to quickly translate complex technical concepts into actionable strategies.

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Experience

Personio・Staff Engineer | ・Berlin

I joined the Payroll tribe in full throttle to add payroll to the HR tool and pass the German certification. We delivered a satisfactory solution in time for the audit and passed the certification a few months later. Our customers were eager to migrate to our "real time" Payroll solution.

During my time at Personio I lead several projects:

Wayfair・Staff Engineer | ・Berlin

My team owned the carrier networks. We created an application to ingest data from many carriers and provide a standardized interface to our internal services. The data would include stations, lanes, operating times, and ancillary entities.

HelloFresh・Staff Engineer | ・ Berlin

Rocket Internet sent me to HelloFresh for six months to support their rapid growth before they hired me. Within six years, I grew up from Senior Engineer to Chapter Lead, then Staff Engineer.

Rocket Internet・Senior Software Engineer | ・ Berlin

Backend development. I joined a team mid-project and helped deliver Vendito, a rival to OLX and Gumtree.

Monkees・Senior Software Engineer | ・ Berlin

Fullstack development on personal CMS and Drupal. Created a client for Salesforce's API. CI/CD with Jenkins and Travis-CI. Some references: 3SI, TransitionsPro, Réseau Mazda, Intermarché, Nutrikéo, and Pfizer.

Hima360・Software Engineer | ・ Toulouse

Backend development on personal CMS, Wordpress, and Drupal. Some references: Atalian, Berger-Levrault, Cancer-bio-santé, Compobaie, Curtina, Emailvision, Europa-organisation, Eurorégion, and Pole Star.

Orealys・Software Engineer | ・ Toulouse

Backend development. Modernization of the in-house CMS (Isens Evolution). Punctual trainer in French and English on the in-house CMS. Some references: Agronutrition, APEM, CCI Ariège, Lingari, and Sylob.

Freelance・Developer and Designer | ・ Toulouse

Design and Fullstack development. Some references: chilia.fr, cinqcinq.com, leventre.com, and sideralsante.fr.

Other experiences

Video editor. Short movies party organizer. Queer party organizer / DJ. Gave up on my bachelor in Psychology to become a developer.

Open-source contributions

Here are a few highlights of my open-source contributions. More on GitHub.