Summary
Jean-francois James is a seasoned software architect and technology leader with more than four decades in IT, spanning from punch cards to generative AI. He has held roles from developer and tech lead to program director and open-source contributor, consistently driving architectural excellence and scalable solutions. In senior posts at Worldline and Atos, he created and led expert communities and cross-unit programs that stitched management, HR, and partners toward shared technical goals. A Java devotee and DevOps advocate, he oversaw 100% Java migrations, performance engineering, and high-availability payments platforms across global teams. Based in Blois, France, he remains active in the community as a speaker and mentor, sharing insights from a career that included PCI-DSS migrations and complex migrations with zero downtime. His track record blends hands-on coding, strategic program leadership, and a genuine passion for uplifting the engineering ecosystem.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'ingénieur, Computer Science, Diplôme d'ingénieur, Computer Science at SUPINFO International University
English, Italian