About Charles-Axel
I'm a senior software engineer, a UX designer, and a founder of three different startups. I navigate the space between code, design and business.
I'm experienced in the SaaS, Entertainment, FinTech and Telecom industries, having previously worked in those fields.
My skills are extremely broad, but focus on delivering digital products and experiences as efficiently as possible, without compromising on quality. My speciality lies in Jamstack serverless applications.
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Brussels (up to 10km), Ghent (up to 10km), Leuven (up to 10km), Antwerp (up to 10km), Mechelen (up to 10km)
Experience
- TappableFounder & CTOOctober 2019 - Today (6 years and 8 months)Brussels, BelgiumAs CTO, I developed a B2B SaaS product that enables creating and hosting Web Stories. The front-end is built with Vue 3, the back-end uses Google Cloud Run and Cloudflare Workers. Our hosting infrastructure delivered over 15 million Stories, with no downtime. I managed two junior software developers, including one remotely.
- BoostFounder & CTOAugust 2018 - October 2019 (1 year and 2 months)Brussels, BelgiumThe Boost chatbot was the first phone subscription comparison service in Kenya. Ranking and reviewing over 200 different plans across 5 mobile network providers, Boost made it easy for thousands of Kenyans to get the most value for the lowest price.
- Overview FinanceFounder & CTOAugust 2016 - October 2019 (3 years and 2 months)Brussels, BelgiumOverview was the beginning of my entrepreneurship journey. I developed an Android app that parsed Kenyan mobile money SMS messages to visualize transactions and help budget finances. I built and launched a v1 with Java, and a v2 with Kotlin. Machine learning was used to try to create predictive budgeting models.
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Education
- Bachelor of EngineeringTechnische Universiteit Delft2013Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design Engineering
- Exchange programme, Industrial and Product DesignThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University2012Exchange programme, Industrial and Product Design