I am an experienced software developer and technical lead with 11 years of industry expertise, currently based in Geneva, Switzerland. I specialize in full-stack development with strong skills in Java, PHP, and related frameworks, focusing on building scalable and secure web services and payment solutions. I have a passion for programming and enjoy working on complex architectural challenges such as event sourcing, microservices, and cloud solutions. Outside of work, I enjoy soccer, taekwondo, and traveling, which help me maintain a balanced and dynamic lifestyle.

Saad Achemlal

I am an experienced software developer and technical lead with 11 years of industry expertise, currently based in Geneva, Switzerland. I specialize in full-stack development with strong skills in Java, PHP, and related frameworks, focusing on building scalable and secure web services and payment solutions. I have a passion for programming and enjoy working on complex architectural challenges such as event sourcing, microservices, and cloud solutions. Outside of work, I enjoy soccer, taekwondo, and traveling, which help me maintain a balanced and dynamic lifestyle.

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I am an experienced software developer and technical lead with 11 years of industry expertise, currently based in Geneva, Switzerland. I specialize in full-stack development with strong skills in Java, PHP, and related frameworks, focusing on building scalable and secure web services and payment solutions.

I have a passion for programming and enjoy working on complex architectural challenges such as event sourcing, microservices, and cloud solutions. Outside of work, I enjoy soccer, taekwondo, and traveling, which help me maintain a balanced and dynamic lifestyle.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Lead at Richemont
November 30, 2024 - July 23, 2025
Led a team of 4 developers, architected and developed a Webhooks system, achieved PCI-DSS certification after an external audit, successfully migrated payment systems from 3DSv1 to 3DSv2, managed card update projects for expired cards, developed link-based payment and reimbursement features, performed production bug fixing, and conducted code reviews.
Full stack developer / Techlead at Slimpay
May 31, 2023 - July 23, 2025
Added functionalities to various web services including promotion, payment, and order systems; conducted unit and E2E testing and post-deployment monitoring; enhanced security by modifying PSP authentication modes to enable efficient secret rotation; resolved complex bugs and vulnerabilities; performed code reviews; architected multi-warehouse operations; developed gift card systems; optimized import process performance and dashboard visualization.
Full stack developer at Smallable
June 30, 2019 - July 23, 2025
Improved the relevance of search results using Elasticsearch, adapted architecture to manage operations involving multiple warehouses, developed a gift card system, and optimized import process performance and dashboards.
Full stack developer at Taiga CM
August 31, 2016 - July 23, 2025
Developed financial planning modules, improved cash flow extraction algorithms, created configuration wizards, and developed an events calendar.
Technical Lead at Richemont
November 30, 2024 - July 23, 2025
Technical lead for a team of 4 developers. Responsible for architecture and development of a Webhooks system. Achieved PCI-DSS certification after external audit. Successfully managed migration from 3DSv1 to 3DSv2. Led card update project for expired cards, developed a link-based payment solution and reimbursement feature. Handled production bug fixing and code reviews using technologies such as Java 8/17, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, Gitlab, Maven, REST, and Swagger.
Full Stack Developer / Techlead at Slimpay
May 31, 2023 - July 23, 2025
Led architecture and development tasks including migration to 3DSv2, payment solutions, and reimbursement features. Code reviewed and fixed production bugs. Used Java 8/17, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, Gitlab, Maven, REST, Swagger.
Full Stack Developer at Smallable
June 30, 2019 - July 23, 2025
Improved search relevance using Elasticsearch, adapted architecture for multi-warehouse management, developed a gift card system, optimized import process performance, and created dashboard visualizations using Java 8, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, and Github.
Full Stack Developer at Taiga CM
August 31, 2016 - July 23, 2025
Developed financial planning module, improved cash flow extraction algorithm, developed a configuration wizard, and an events calendar using PHP, Symfony, JavaScript, JQuery, MySQL, and PHPUnit.
Technical Lead at Richemont
November 1, 2024 - August 22, 2025
Led a team of 4 developers responsible for architecture and development of a Webhooks system. Successfully managed PCI-DSS certification following an external audit, overseeing migration from 3DSv1 to 3DSv2, and developing solutions for card updates, link-based payments, and reimbursement features. Conducted production bug fixing and code reviews using a tech stack that includes Java 8/17, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, Gitlab, Maven, REST, and Swagger.
Full Stack Developer at Slimpay
May 1, 2023 - August 22, 2025
Added new functionalities to various web services such as promotions, payments, and orders. Conducted unit and end-to-end testing and post-deployment monitoring. Improved security by modifying PSP authentication for efficient secret rotation. Fixed complex bugs and vulnerabilities and participated in thorough code reviews. Worked mainly with Java 8/17, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, Gitlab, Maven, REST, and Swagger.
Full Stack Developer at Smallable
June 1, 2019 - August 22, 2025
Enhanced search result relevance using Elasticsearch and adapted architecture for multi-warehouse operations. Developed a gift card system and optimized shooting import process performance with dashboard visualization. Utilized Java 8, Spring Boot, Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Hibernate, MySQL, Docker, SonarQube, Junit, Mockito, Git, and Github.
Full Stack Developer at Taiga CM
August 1, 2016 - August 22, 2025
Developed financial planning modules, improved cash flow extraction algorithms, and created configuration wizards and event calendars using PHP, Symfony, JavaScript, JQuery, MySQL, and PHPUnit.

Education

Student (master’s degree) at Enseirb-Matmeca
September 1, 2012 - February 28, 2014
Student at ISGA
September 1, 2009 - May 31, 2012
Student (Master's degree) at Enseirb-Matmeca
September 1, 2012 - February 28, 2014
Student at ISGA
September 1, 2009 - May 31, 2012
Master’s Degree at Enseirb - Matmeca (Bordeaux, France)
September 1, 2012 - February 1, 2014
Software and Multimedia Engineering at ISGA (Rabat, Morocco)
September 1, 2009 - May 1, 2012

Qualifications

PCI-DSS Certification
January 11, 2030 - August 22, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Professional Services

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