Hugo Vieilledent (Curriculum Vitae)

h3w — June 2020 - present (hybrid/remote, Berlin, Germany) [contractor]

Leading web engineering initiatives and teams across multiple client organizations, combining hands-on technical delivery with strategic advisory and people development.

• Mentoring engineers and diverse teams across client organizations, conducting code reviews, pair programming, architecture sessions that improve team velocity, code quality and workflows.
• Leading cross-functional delivery of complex projects, coordinating between engineering, design, product and other stakeholders to align technical execution with business goals.
• Establishing engineering standards and practices adopted across multiple teams, including CI/CD workflows, documentation standards, and code review processes.
• Served as technical advisor to startup leadership, shaping product and architecture decisions across Matrix, Web3 identity, AI-agentic systems, facility management.
• Owned end-to-end delivery of Shopify and Salesforce AppExchange products, managing technical scope, timeline, and deployment across customer organizations.
• Led architecture and delivery of multiple e-commerce and Jamstack platforms (Headless CMS, Static Site Generators, SASS APIs…), advising clients on technical strategy and long-term maintainability.
• Accountable for testing, documentation and operational stability across 50+ production systems (and 100+ archived), defining incident response processes, deployment automation, end-users satisfaction.

Refs: galerielinger.com, flerefugle.dk, suziebegaud.eu, tactetacte.es, port-zero.com, pitch.io, web3.foundation, parity.io, polkadot.com, connect2x.de, belorder.com, nordeck.net, artsceno.ch, zo.me, unicorn.de

PortZero — Oct 2018 - May 2020 (hybrid, Berlin, Germany)

Technical project leadership and hands-on delivery within a software consultancy, driving client engagements from discovery to production.

• Partnered directly with client CTO to design and scale IT infrastructure supporting 20+ physical locations, leading technical decision-making across SaaS stack, networks, and device management.
• Drove modernization initiative for legacy codebases, defining migration strategy and coordinating execution across ES6, Bash and Python 3 ecosystems.
• Managed the maintenance of an IoT system in pharmaceutical manufacturing, managing technical scope and stakeholder communication through production deployment.
• Internal IT helpdesk, PFSense network management, GPG setup.

Refs: unicorn.de, port-zero.com, maestro.py, note-it.js, polypoly.eu

PeopleDocs — Mar 2018 - Sept 2018 (remote, Paris, France)

Javascript software engineering for enterprise HR document management systems (until aquisition by Ultimate Software).

• Led architecture of a shared frontend framework adopted company-wide, driving standardization across all web clients and reducing onboarding time for new engineers.
• Designed core architecture of an HR automation platform, defining technical direction for workflow orchestration used across employee onboarding and document distribution.

Bright — Sep 2015 – May 2016 (Berlin, Germany)

Led frontend development for a digital art curation startup.

• Owned frontend design, UX, architecture and delivery of the web client, coordinating with backend team on API integration and product requirements.
• Drove alignment between engineering and creative teams, delivering the marketing homepage and interactive experiences that supported brand positioning.

i4k — June 2014 – present (remote, Germany, France) — side project

Co-founder and lead product developer for a collective focused on open-source products, mentorship, and community-driven initiatives.

• Technical direction and mentoring contributors across web and infrastructure projects.
• Launched and maintained multiple production products serving active user bases, owning product decisions, architecture, and operations.
• Built and grew community adoption to 10k+ users across released products and themes.
• Delivered 50+ client websites, managing project scope and technical delivery using modern web architectures.

Refs: beta.radio4000.com, radio4000.com, v1.radio4000.com, internet4000.com, lpepfinder.com, joblist.today, joblistberlin.com, dianatelares.com, keepcaboverdegreen.com, nils-stelte.de, helkaceramics.com, jan-brauer.de, balconythemes, aza-telenolibre

Kopfwelt — Feb 2013 – Aug 2015 (Berlin, Germany)

Web development as part of an award winning multidisciplinary web design studio.

• Delivered high-quality web experiences for agency clients, collaborating across design and development teams to meet project requirements; fluid design, mobile-first, pixel-perfect, responsive.
• Mentored and trained 5 interns and junior developers, designing onboarding processes and establishing engineering practices that improved team productivity.

Refs: lodownmagazine.com, nordischebotschaften.org, cybex-online.com, pfadfinderei.com