I’m Florent Combes, a senior software engineer with 12+ years of experience spanning full-stack development, quality engineering, and technical leadership. Over the last year, I’ve made AI-assisted development a core part of my workflow to design, implement, debug, and iterate on end-to-end web products and Android applications. I bring a practical quality-focused mindset to shipping maintainable software: I review and validate generated code, investigate failures quickly, and continuously improve engineering processes. I’ve led and collaborated across small teams, blending product delivery with automation, testing strategy, and architecture choices—always aiming for reliable systems that users can trust.

Florent Combes

I’m Florent Combes, a senior software engineer with 12+ years of experience spanning full-stack development, quality engineering, and technical leadership. Over the last year, I’ve made AI-assisted development a core part of my workflow to design, implement, debug, and iterate on end-to-end web products and Android applications. I bring a practical quality-focused mindset to shipping maintainable software: I review and validate generated code, investigate failures quickly, and continuously improve engineering processes. I’ve led and collaborated across small teams, blending product delivery with automation, testing strategy, and architecture choices—always aiming for reliable systems that users can trust.

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I’m Florent Combes, a senior software engineer with 12+ years of experience spanning full-stack development, quality engineering, and technical leadership. Over the last year, I’ve made AI-assisted development a core part of my workflow to design, implement, debug, and iterate on end-to-end web products and Android applications.

I bring a practical quality-focused mindset to shipping maintainable software: I review and validate generated code, investigate failures quickly, and continuously improve engineering processes. I’ve led and collaborated across small teams, blending product delivery with automation, testing strategy, and architecture choices—always aiming for reliable systems that users can trust.

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Language

French
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English
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience

AI-assist ed full-stack pr oduct dev elopment and legacy platfor m modernization at Thermique s
January 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and delivered a production SaaS product using AI-assisted development throughout implementation, debugging, and iteration. Built end to end with Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and Vercel to transform data into interactive analysis, recommendations, and downloadable reports. Currently replacing a PHP-based publishing workflow with an Editor.js authoring interface, a database-backed content model, and dynamic rendering. Worked independently across technical design, data flows, integrations, testing, and production deployments.
Software Engineer / AI Product Engineer at Freelance · Conseils Thermiques
January 1, 2025 - Present
AI-assisted full-stack product development and legacy platform modernization. Designed and delivered a production SaaS product (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Vercel) that transforms Enedis smart-meter data into interactive analysis, recommendations, and downloadable reports. Currently replacing a PHP-based publishing workflow with an Editor.js authoring interface backed by a database and dynamic rendering. Worked independently across technical design, data flows, integrations, testing, and production deployments, while applying AI-assisted implementation and iterative debugging to ship maintainable solutions.
Senior Software Quality Engineer / Scrum Master at Stormshield
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025
Built and evolved automation for quality infrastructure covering firewall backend and system validation. Engineered repeatable validation campaigns for firewall engine fixes and new security capabilities ahead of releases. Produced reproducible network environments combining clients, servers, and firewalls across complex topology and configuration scenarios. Partnered with developers on root-cause analysis, distinguishing product defects from infrastructure and automation issues. Served as Scrum Master for a 6-person engineering team to facilitate delivery, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Senior Software Quality Engineer / Scrum Master at Freelance · Stormshield
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025
Built automation for quality infrastructure supporting firewall backend and system validation using a proprietary Perl framework. Engineered repeatable validation campaigns for firewall fixes and new security capabilities before releases, including reproducible network environments spanning complex topologies and configuration scenarios. Partnered with developers to perform root-cause analysis by distinguishing product defects from infrastructure and automation issues. Served as Scrum Master for a 6-person engineering team, facilitating delivery, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Software Quality / Systems Engineer at Ausy for Sa fr a n
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Defined functional specifications, quality strategies, and validation plans for military radio communication systems. Built Python automation tooling and Jenkins pipelines to industrialize repeatable validation and regression campaigns, improving coverage and reliability in a safety/mission-critical environment.
Software Quality / Systems Engineer at Ausy for Safran
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Defined functional specifications, quality strategies, and validation plans for defense radio systems. Built Python automation tools and Jenkins pipelines to industrialize repeatable validation and regression campaigns in a reliability-critical context, supporting validation and qualification foundations for systems development.
Software Engineer at Ausy for Sa fr a n
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Engineered servo-control algorithms and video-overlays in C/C++ using Qt for embedded aerospace systems. Led cross-functional teams (5 to 15 people) across technical planning, estimation, tender/risk management, and delivery. Structured engineering delivery with project indicators, Kanban practices, and comprehensive validation assets.
Software Engineer at Ausy for Safran
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Engineered servo-control algorithms and video overlays in C/C++ with Qt for embedded aerospace systems. Led cross-functional teams (5 to 15) across technical planning, estimation, tendering, risk management, and delivery. Structured engineering delivery using project indicators, Kanban practices, and comprehensive validation assets.
Software Engineer / Validation Engineer at Ausy for Sa fr a n
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Developed C software for an aeronautical data-loading system in a reliability-critical environment. Contributed to functional validation and software qualification activities, establishing foundations bridging development and quality engineering.
Software Engineer / Validation Engineer at Ausy for Safran
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Developed C software for an aeronautical data-loader system, contributing to functional validation and establishing repeatable validation practices in a reliability-critical domain.
Software Engineer at Ausy for Safran
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Developed C software components for an aeronautical data-loading system in a reliability-critical environment. Contributed to functional validation and software qualification, helping establish a career bridge between development and quality engineering.

Education

Master of Science in Engineering at ESEO, Signal Processing
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Master of Science in Engineering at ESEO
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Certified Stormshield Network Administrator
January 1, 2022 - August 28, 2026
Certified Stormshield Network Administrator
January 1, 2022 - August 28, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Government