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Tech Lead specializing in Java 25, SEPA Instant Payments (SCT Inst), SWIFT and cash management systems built on ISO 20022 messaging — I turn complex payments infrastructure into elegant, maintainable systems.

Experience

Building and leading engineering teams across the payments ecosystem.

Crédit Agricole CIB
2025 — Present
Tech Lead Java — SEPA Instant Payments

Leading the design and delivery of SEPA Instant Payment (SCT Inst) solutions end to end for corporate cash management clients. Architecting ISO 20022-based microservices for real-time settlement processing under the Instant Payment Regulation, and mentoring a cross-functional team of backend engineers.

Java 25Spring BootISO20022SCT InstCash ManagementKubernetesKafka
Natixis CIB
2022 — 2025
Senior Software Engineer — Core Banking

Designed and implemented event-driven architectures for cross-border payment and cash management flows over SWIFT. Led the migration from monolithic JEE systems to Spring-based microservices, and reduced settlement latency through custom caching strategies.

JavaSpringKafkaActiveMQDB2SWIFTCash Management
Jet Contractors
2020 — 2022
Software Engineer — Integration

Built core integration layers between legacy mainframe systems and modern REST APIs. Contributed to the SEPA direct debit processing pipeline and automated reconciliation workflows.

JavaJEEHibernateSOAPSEPA

Core Competencies

Technologies and disciplines that define my expertise.

Java & Enterprise
Java 25Spring FrameworkHibernategRPCREST API
Event-Driven & Messaging
KafkaActiveMQEvent SourcingSchema Registry
Cloud & Platform
KubernetesDockerArgoCDGitlab CIJenkins
Data & Storage
DB2MongoDBElastic SearchPostgreSQL
Architecture
MicroservicesDDDTDDSOLID
Payments Domain
ISO20022SWIFTSEPASCT InstIPSCash ManagementCBPR+

Writing

Thoughts on engineering leadership, system design, and the craft of building software.

Let's build something.

Open to technical advisory, consulting, and leadership roles.