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Maxime Lumeau

Senior Web & Mobile Developer | EM | Architect

€500/day
Nantes, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Maxime

Technology expert with 10+ years of experience. Strong background in mobile, web and full-stack development, open-source contributor, and conference speaker. Passionate about building performant, developer-centric tools and leading cross-functional teams with a strong product focus.
Skilled in architecting, building and delivering impactful solutions through experimentation, async collaboration, and cultural awareness across globally distributed teams. Comfortable bridging engineering and product in client-facing contexts.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Automattic
    Senior Developer → Engineering Manager
    SOFTWARE PUBLISHING
    January 2021 - April 2025 (4 years and 3 months)
    • Joined as Senior Mobile Developer (Android, iOS) in the Tumblr product engineering team: architected, developed and released production features used daily by millions of Tumblr users.
    • Promoted to Engineering Manager of the Tumblr Growth Engineering team, driving product growth through experimentation and collaboration with product and marketing.
    • Rotated to Engineering Manager of the Gravatar Mobile team, leading development of the open-source SDKs and coordinating integration into Automattic products (WordPress, Jetpack, Pocket Casts).
    • Managed and collaborated with fully remote, international teams across Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, embracing cultural and linguistic diversity and asynchronous workflows.
    • Led A/B tests on millions of users; collaborated with data scientists to analyze results.
    • Advocated for internal documentation culture, mentoring practices, and cross-functional collaboration.
    • Represented Gravatar and Jetpack at multiple WordCamp events, engaging with the open source and WordPress communities to support user education and adoption.
    Android iOS Kotlin Swift A/B Testing
  • Sopra Steria
    Developer → Mobile Apps Engineering Lead
    September 2015 - December 2020 (5 years and 4 months)
    As a Lead Developer then Mobile Apps Engineering Lead...
    • Architected, developed and delivered production apps for Android and iOS using Kotlin, Java,
    Swift, Flutter, and Cordova.
    • Technical lead of all mobile app developments (20+ native and cross-platform B2B projects).
    • Contributed to pre-sales activities as a technical consultant.
    • Defined mobile development tech stacks, CI/CD pipelines, internal tooling (SDKs, widget
    libraries, ...) and programming best practices.
    • Participated in R&D on AR/VR, machine learning, and innovative UI and UX.
    • Coordinated local and offshore (India) teams.

    As a Cloud & Mobile IT consultant...
    • Defined IT strategies for digital transformation initiatives.
    • Architected end-to-end mobile and cloud systems for public and private sector clients.
    • Helped companies and public administrations define IT strategies for digital transformation
    through mobile and cloud technologies.
  • Aeroconseil
    Apprentice Developer
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    April 2013 - August 2015 (2 years and 4 months)
    Toulouse, France
    • Developed aircraft maintenance software for operational reliability assessment on the Airbus
    A350 program.
    • Worked with Java 8, JavaFX, and Python in a safety-critical context.
    • Completed internship followed by two-year apprenticeship while pursuing a Master’s degree.

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Education

  • Two-year academic degree (DUT)
    IUT Blagnac
    2012
    Two-year academic degree (DUT)
  • Baccalauréat Scientifique
    Lycée International Victor Hugo
    2010
    Baccalauréat Scientifique

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