I’ve been a backend and fullstack developer since 2021, after seven years in hospitality. I work mostly in Python and Rust, and I’ve run everything technical at Front Desk since it started. This page covers my experience, skills and education, most recent first.

Experience

Co-founder and CTO · Front Desk

Bordeaux · since May 2021, project started late 2019

Front Desk is a communication and coordination SaaS for hotel teams: logbook, maintenance tickets, lost and found, checklists, documents, inventory, multi-property management. It is used by hundreds of properties, including hotels from the Accor, Hilton and Best Western groups. The first hotels in the US and the UK joined in 2026.

I handle the technical side, my co-founder handles growth and customer relationships.

  • Software architecture and technical choices.
  • Backend in Rust (Axum) and API design.
  • Frontend in Svelte and TypeScript.
  • Flutter mobile apps for iOS and Android.
  • AWS infrastructure (Paris region): deployment, operations, monitoring and observability.
  • Platform security: audits and penetration testing.
  • Product roadmap, run in Agile with Jira.

Main projects:

  • 2019 to 2021. First web platform in Django and Bootstrap, then a version with a Django REST Framework API and a React frontend. Continuous integration and error tracking with Sentry.
  • 2022. iOS and Android mobile app in Flutter.
  • 2026. Full rewrite of the platform, from Django and HTMX to Rust (Axum) and Svelte, with the infrastructure rebuilt on AWS. Response times dropped sharply and there are far fewer bugs in production. I wrote about it in two articles, in French: why and how.
  • 2026. Public API, API keys and an MCP server, so Front Desk can be connected to assistants like Claude or ChatGPT. Front Desk is available in the ChatGPT marketplace.
  • 2026. A fictional hotel whose three staff members are played by an AI. Every three days the agent creates logbook entries, tickets and comments, and documents any anomaly it runs into. It complements unit, integration and end-to-end tests on situations they don’t cover.

Software Engineer · Fieldbox

Bordeaux, hybrid · since February 2025

Client assignments and internal projects: architecture, backend and fullstack development, helping product teams with delivery.

  • RATP Dev, tech lead on AI projects. Architecture and practices for Django, Streamlit and React applications. Code conventions and project structure so they stay maintainable. Advice to the product team on backlog and design, client presentations.
  • RATP Dev, fullstack lead on a data governance platform. Design and development of a data quality tracking platform in Django, Snowflake and Svelte. Interface design, backlog prioritisation and client presentations.
  • Oil industry, equipment maintenance on an FPSO. Backend and React/TypeScript frontend for an application that tracks equipment state and history, with an event-driven architecture.
  • Internal projects. Backend development on three projects, advice on design patterns and good practices.

I also helped Fieldbox move to AI agent-assisted development: internal talks, guidelines, plugins and skills for the teams.

Backend developer · CGI

Toulouse, hybrid · April 2024 to January 2025

Backend reinforcement for Airbus and Veolia, in a Scrum team of about twenty. API development and optimisation with FastAPI, Django and Django REST Framework.

Fullstack developer · Julia

Paris · May to August 2021

Work on Django applications, asynchronous processing with Redis and Celery. Frontend integration (HTML, CSS, AngularJS, jQuery) and the start of a migration to React.

Senior receptionist · Accor

Ibis Paris Gare du Nord La Fayette · October 2018 to December 2019

Guest relations before, during and after the stay, front desk and food and beverage procedures, targets set by management, helping new team members.

Barman · Accor

Paris · September 2017 to September 2018

A year behind the bar after several years at reception, to learn the food and beverage side of a hotel.

Receptionist

UK and France · before 2017

About four years at the reception of two to four star hotels.

Skills

  • Languages. Rust, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Dart.
  • Backend. Axum, Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, Celery, event-driven architecture.
  • Frontend. Svelte, React, HTMX, Streamlit.
  • Mobile. Flutter, for iOS and Android.
  • Data. PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake.
  • Infrastructure. AWS (including Lambda), continuous integration, Sentry, monitoring and observability.
  • Security. Audits and penetration testing.
  • AI. Agent-assisted development, MCP servers, assistants connected to a product, plugins and skills for teams.
  • Method. Agile and Scrum, Jira, UML design, unit, integration and end-to-end testing.
  • Product. Interface design, backlog structuring and prioritisation.

Education

  • Application developer, Python track · OpenClassrooms, 2019 to 2021. Level 6 diploma (bachelor’s level), awarded March 2021. Requirements analysis, UML design, Django, databases, testing, continuous integration, technical documentation.
  • English for Hotels and Catering (B1) and General English (B2) · WE Bridge Academy, Cardiff, 2013.
  • First aid certificate · 2014.
  • CQP Hotel receptionist · Stephenson Formation, 2011.

Languages

French, native. English, fluent and used at work. Basic Spanish.

Recommendation

Gaëtan is an excellent developer. He can come up with solutions and carry complex projects through to the end. A real asset in a dev team!

Lionel Duroyon, senior Python backend engineer, October 2024 (translated from French).

Get in touch

My email and availability are on the about page. The rest of my background is on LinkedIn.