About Bertrand
I help engineering teams structure their work, improve delivery reliability, and scale backend systems without unnecessary complexity.
With 20+ years in software engineering and 7+ years leading teams, I’ve worked on B2B platforms, marketplaces, and data systems. I focus on creating clear structures, making explicit trade-offs, and enabling teams to deliver consistently.
I’ve led teams through system modernisation, organisational changes, and platform evolution in environments where reliability and business continuity were critical.
I typically support:
- Team organisation and scaling
- Backend and platform architecture
- Improving delivery processes and reliability
- Stabilising systems during growth or transition
I’m comfortable working hands-on when needed, while keeping a strong focus on outcomes and team effectiveness.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km)
Experience
- Ankorstore, B2B E-commerce MarketplaceEngineering Manager, Marketing TechnologyE-COMMERCENovember 2023 - May 2025 (1 year and 6 months)Berlin, Germany
- Led a team of 4 engineers through significant organisational turbulence and frequent stakeholder transitions whilst maintaining platform stability
- Built and evolved a content and promotion management platform enabling non-technical teams to manage homepage content, segmented experiences, and campaign configuration independently
- Defined and enforced engineering quality standards within the Marketing Technology domain, improving maintainability and reducing operational risk across evolving business initiatives
- Ankorstore, B2B E-commerce MarketplaceEngineering Manager, Product DevelopmentE-COMMERCEJuly 2022 - June 2023 (11 months)Berlin, Germany
- Built and led a newly formed cross-functional team of 5 engineers with 2 PMs and a Product Designer; onboarded a backend engineer and integrated individuals from different backgrounds into a cohesive unit
- Restructured development workflow by introducing full-feature stories, upfront technical planning, and clearer task breakdown, improving team velocity and delivery predictability
- Improved deployment reliability and delivery cadence through disciplined engineering practices and workflow changes; deployment frequency doubled whilst change failure rate was nearly halved, significantly reducing production bugs
- Virtual Minds/The ADEX, AdTech PlatformDirector of EngineeringTECHApril 2018 - June 2022 (4 years and 2 months)Berlin, Germany
- Restructured the engineering department by merging siloed frontend and backend teams into a cross functional organisation of 12 engineers; defined operating model, ownership boundaries, and delivery cadence
- Established department-wide observability standards (Kibana, Prometheus), enabling proactive incident detection, shared operational ownership, and measurable reliability improvements
- Elevated coding standards and quality assurance processes; guided micro-services architecture decisions to support platform scalability
- Partnered with product leadership to align technical architecture with evolving business requirements, guiding progressive modernisation while maintaining operational continuity
- Fostered learning culture through knowledge-sharing sessions and education initiatives
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Education
- DEUG Arts du Spectacle/ECAVoption Cinéma, université Paris VIII1998DEUG Arts du Spectacle/ECAV