- 👤 Jean-Michel Fayard, 43 years old, 15 years of experience
- 🧑💻 Role: Team Lead / Senior Backend Developer / Developer Coach
- 🔧 Stack: Kotlin & Java expert, open to other techs
- 🎓 Education: MSc in Computer Science (France & Germany)
- 📍 Location: Berlin or full remote (Germany/EU time zone)
- 📅 Availability: ASAP
- 📑 Contract: Open to Permanent or Freelance
- 💰 Salary: €80k+ annually or €80/h freelance
- 🧠 Keywords: Spring Boot, Ktor, Microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform
- 🌍 Languages: French (native), English, German, Spanish (C2), Japanese, Italian, Esperanto (basic)
- A culture that values autonomy and ownership
- Strong written and asynchronous communication practices
- Opportunities to mentor and help teams grow
- A multicultural and inclusive environment
- Real psychological safety
- Freelance, fully remote, or part-time options
- Traditional corporates (e.g. Deutsche Bank)
- Hypergrowth startups with toxic pressure and overwork
- Ad-based or crypto/blockchain business models
- Sexist / macho tech cultures like early Uber
- Digital agencies & product studios
- Tech SMEs & software vendors
- Startups & scaleups in meaningful sectors
| Sector | Examples |
|---|---|
| AgriTech | Terra One, Plantix |
| CleanTech / ClimateTech | Climatiq, Zolar, Tibber |
| FoodTech | Formo, Infinite Roots |
| FemTech | Clue, FEMNA Health |
| Mental Health / Wellness | Therapia, Eaze |
| HealthTech | Ada Health, Doctorly |
| EdTech | Blinkist, Knowunity |
| Creator Economy | Fanbase, Riverside.fm |
| DevTools / B2D | Mondu, Txture |
| NoCode / DevTools | Code2, Budibase |
| Productivity Tools | Pitch, RemoteHQ |
| Mobility / TravelTech | Blacklane, GetYourGuide |
| HRTech | Personio, Kenjo |
| Audio / Video / Streaming | SoundCloud, Streamlabs |
| Circular Economy | Grover, Terra One |
- ✍🏻 My CV in English
- 📫 My email : jmfayard@gmail.com
- 📆 My availibilities : https://cal.com/jmfayard/20minutes