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Engineering Manager

Hi I'm Pierre Hofman, a tech and human enthusiast based in Paris. Welcome to my portfolio.

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About Me

Engineering Manager with over 10 years of experience in web development and teams management, I'm passionated about innovation and creating quality digital solutions.

💻Tech

💡Innovation

🎯Strategy

👥Leadership

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My Projects

A selection of personal projects I've worked on over the years

This portfolio !

AI-Oriented Mobile App

Local AI Models Research

Zentry Website Clone

Twitch Clone

Easter Egg Maze Game

Dev.to Clone Platform

NFT 3D Showcase

Webcam Audio Visualizer

Spotify Clone with Lyrics

Google Docs Clone

StarCraft AI Bot

Want a Movie

Dodge! Game Jam

Cat-à-Clysme

Academic Projects

Blizzhartas - World of Warcraft Private Server

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My Journey

A timeline of my professional and academic experiences

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Work Experience

Partoo

2025 - Present

Senior Engineering Manager

React 19+TypeScriptNode.jsPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGitHub Actions

Management and support of several development teams
Definition of product-tech vision and OKRs in collaboration with PMs
Guardian of technical excellence: architecture, best practices, Lead Devs mentoring
Recruitment, structuring and talent development (interviews, onboarding, coaching, career evolution)
Delivery tracking: prioritization, project progress, risk management, communication with CTO and CPO
Contribution to strategic decisions alongside the CTO
Process implementation to ensure quality, scalability and delivery efficiency

EagleAI

2021 - 2024

Engineering Manager

React 18+Next.js 14+Tailwind CSSAngular 13+TypeScriptPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesGitLab CI/CD

Bridge between technology and business in collaboration with the CTO
Technical talent recruitment
Developer team support: career tracking, skill development, motivation, objectives, training needs...
1-on-1 meetings with developers
Tech roadmap implementation and KPIs alignment with OKRs
CSM and client requirements gathering to improve UX
Direct collaboration with designers and UX meeting setup
Tech culture improvement
End-to-end architecture setup and migration coordination from existing Angular projects to modern tech stack (React, Next.js, ...)
Code review in frontend and backend, different types of testing, versioning and technical project management

Bigotti

2020 - 2021

Fullstack Developer - Freelance

ReactReduxMUIStrapiMongoDBStripeSEO

End-to-end development of an artistic e-commerce website
Illustration gallery
Artwork ordering
Online merchandise sales
SEO
Front office & Back office development (dashboard)

Melty

2020

Frontend Developer - Freelance

Vue.jsGoogle Analytics

Internal tools evolution
shoko.fr maintenance and evolution
melty.fr development
SEO / GTM / DFP

Alenvi

2017 - 2019

Founding Engineer

Vue.jsSassNode.jsMongoDBHapiQuasar FrameworkMicrosoft Bot FrameworkCloudinaryTwilioOgustSlackGoogle Drive / MapsURSSAFAdresse API du gouvernementEversignHerokuGithubJiraSlackNetlifyGandi

Development of presentation website, internal and B2B B2C webapp, bot and backend
First hired developer, important technical choices (everything from scratch)
Agile project management, responsible for recruiting other developers
MVC pattern practices, OpenSource project
UI / UX design with Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator

Coding Academy Paris

2016 - 2017

Technical and Educational Trainer

CAngularPHPSymphonyNode.jsExpressMongoDBRuby on Rails

Support and follow-up of people aged 20 to 45 throughout their training to become operational web developers
In-depth student monitoring
Technical support regarding current web languages & frameworks: PHP, MEAN (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js...), Symfony, Ruby on Rails, MVC...
Technical defense jury

GrappBox

2015 - 2017

Co-founder & Lead Developer

AngularJSIonic FrameworkApache CordovaNode.js

Co-founder of GrappBox, an all in one app dedicated to manage an IT project
Built the entire mobile application from concept to production using hybrid technologies
Drafting of specifications, architecture assessment, study of existing systems, Gantt, Work Breakdown Architecture, test strategies, user / technical / installation documentation...

Persistant Studios - PopcornFX

2015

Unity3D R&D Developer

Unity3DC#MobileAR

Development of interactive 3D applications, in direct contact with clients and graphic designers
WikiDiab, 3D mobile and tablet application for diabetes prevention, information and warning
Weenido, augmented reality application allowing 4-corner window preview with different parameters
Use of internal and external peripherals and SDKs

WikiDiab

Weenido

Epitech Bordeaux

2014 - 2015

Technical and Educational Trainer

TeachingCC++Unix

Courses and practical work for students
Technical defense jury
Support for struggling students
Exams supervision
School opening/closing

Silkke

2014

2D / 3D Web Developer

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptUnity 3D

Innovative R&D project of capsules to directly transform individuals entering the capsule into 3D models
Presentation website development (2D), and beginning of 3D part integration development
DevOps management (hosting...)
Polish foreign team management
UI / UX design with Photoshop / Illustrator

Gedimat

2011

Specialized Salesperson in Building Trade

SalesCustomer Relations

Client quote negotiation
Building infrastructure field studies
Retail sales and customer service

LPA Sabres

2006

IT Network Maintenance Intern

IT MaintenanceNetworks

IT infrastructure management assistance
Capacity planning for student computer labs
IP distribution
Server/switch hardware wiring

Gendarmerie Nationale

2005

Observation Internship

ObservationPublic Security

Immersion internship at Brigade de Sabres
Fingerprint collection
Liaison with Criminal Research Institute
K-9 unit support
Radar measurements

Education

Epitech European Institute of Technology

2015 - 2017

Master Expert in Information Technology

ManagementEconomicsLawEntrepreuneurshipSoftware EngineeringProject ManagementAgile MethodologiesTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingCommunication

Law, management, economics, and entrepreneurship studies
Specialization in software engineering
2-year project (in addition to partner university work) to be able to create a company right after graduation