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Ilan CohenIC

Ilan Cohen

Data Architect

€850/day
Genève, CH
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ilan

Background:
12+ years in corporate / private banking (HSBC, Barclays) before transitioning to data and product management. I understand how businesses operate, not just how databases work. This means I build systems that serve the business logic, not the other way around.
How I work:
I scope fast, communicate clearly, and deliver working systems. No endless discovery phases. No over-engineering. You get clean architecture, documented schemas, and something your team can maintain after I leave.
Industries I've worked with:
Real estate, finance, short-term rentals, operations-heavy businesses.
Stack:
Supabase, PostgreSQL, Edge Functions, Lovable (internal tools), API integrations. I don't write Python or heavy backend code. I design data systems and build functional products using modern tooling.
Languages:
French (native), English (fluent), Hebrew (fluent).
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hebrew

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Genève (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Big Data LLC
    Database Architect | Supabase, PostgreSQL, Data Infrastructure
    TECH
    March 2023 - Today (3 years and 3 months)
    Genève, Switzerland
    I design and build production-grade databases and data infrastructure, primarily on Supabase/PostgreSQL.
    Recent work:
    Built the entire data backend for Lamap.ch, a real estate intelligence platform with +100k property records, +100 tables, complex relational schemas, owner-matching algorithms, and a bronze/silver/gold data pipeline. Zero legacy debt. Scales cleanly.
    What I deliver:
    → Database architecture from scratch or restructuring existing chaos
    → Complex PostgreSQL schemas, RLS policies, Edge Functions
    → Data pipelines and ETL logic
    → Admin dashboards and internal tools (Lovable & similar)
    Best fit:
    You have data that needs structure. Or a product that needs a real backend. Or a Supabase project that's grown messy. You want someone who thinks in systems, not just tasks.
    Geneva-based. French, English, Hebrew.
  • HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
    Relationship Officer
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    September 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 4 months)
    Genève, Switzerland
    Managed $1.5B+ in client portfolios across UHNW clients. Handled KYC, onboarding of complex structures, and compliance processes. Relevant to data work: operated within strict data governance frameworks, managed sensitive client data, redesigned internal workflows.
    Wealth Management KYC Banking and Financial Services avaloq
  • Lamap SA
    CEO
    REAL ESTATE
    February 2022 - Today (4 years and 4 months)
    Genève, Switzerland
    Built a real estate intelligence platform from scratch covering all Geneva property ownership and transactions since 1994. Designed the full data architecture: 100,000+ records, owner-matching algorithms, bronze/silver/gold data pipeline. Stack: Supabase, PostgreSQL, Edge Functions. Managed data scientists and developers. Handled large-scale data restructuring, cleaning, and normalization from fragmented public sources.
    Supabase PostgreSQL Data architecture ETL Web Scraping

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Education

  • Series 3
    National Futures Association
    2008

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