Available for engagements: Engineering Management, Tech Lead & Full Stack

Kevin RUBY

Engineering Manager · AI Engineer · Founder @ PicAndClick

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience, from hands-on software architecture to leading multi-team organizations.

Summary

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience in software engineering, spanning hands-on development, software architecture, engineering management and entrepreneurship.

Experienced in building SaaS products, leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering AI-powered digital solutions.

Currently building PicAndClick, an engineering consulting practice focused on software architecture, automation and Generative AI.

Experience

Founder & Engineering Consultant

PicAndClick Apr 2026 – Present

  • Founded PicAndClick, an AI & software engineering studio; building its brand, website and technical ecosystem.
  • Helping small and medium businesses build their digital presence by combining technology, AI and photography.
  • Designing and developing custom web applications, SaaS products and automation tools.
  • Leveraging Generative AI and LLMs to build productivity tools and business solutions.
  • Advising clients on software architecture, engineering best practices and technology strategy.
  • Managing client relationships, project delivery and business development.

VP Engineering

SESAMm Jul 2023 – Mar 2026 Metz, France

  • Led three engineering teams (Core, Frontend and Automation): 12+ engineers working remotely across Paris, Metz and Tunis.
  • Collaborated with teams and stakeholders in the US, Asia and the UK.
  • Defined the technical strategy and roadmap, aligned with product and business objectives.
  • Owned delivery governance: release quality, reliability and time-to-market.
  • Scaled the organization through recruitment, career development and mentoring.
  • Continuously improved engineering processes: Agile, CI/CD, quality and security.
  • Improved platform scalability and robustness, working closely with Data and DevOps teams.

Tech Lead

SESAMm Jul 2021 – Jul 2023 Metz, France

  • Led a multidisciplinary team of 15 engineers on the TextReveal® API and Dashboards products.
  • Introduced Agile Scrum and defined the team's engineering processes.
  • Owned software architecture, integration and the technical roadmap.
  • Mentored engineers through code reviews, feedback and technical guidance.
  • Coordinated with other tech leads and provided expertise across company projects.

Lead Developer

SESAMm Oct 2019 – Jul 2021 Metz, France

  • Co-led the IT team: planning, resource allocation and hiring plans.
  • Tracked engineering KPIs and managed the team budget.
  • Provided technical leadership and architecture guidance across projects.

Full Stack Developer

SESAMm May 2018 – Oct 2019 Metz, France

  • Built the backend of SESAMm's first product, a financial time-series platform.
  • Restructured MongoDB with sharding to store and query large-scale time-series data.
  • Designed and documented the product's REST API; frontend development in Angular.

Project Manager

Opteamum Feb 2018 – May 2018 Sarreguemines, France

  • Audited an outsourced product (code, methods, design) and led its takeover by an in-house team.
  • Designed the product's second version: use cases, technical choices, planning and PoCs.
  • Wrote job descriptions and supported the recruitment of a dedicated team.
  • Worked with the external vendor throughout the transition and presented upcoming features in client meetings.

Full Stack Developer

Advanced Biological Laboratories Dec 2017 – Feb 2018 Luxembourg

  • Worked on healthcare software harmonizing clinical and patient data: merging millions of text records under configurable criteria.
  • Learned Perl on the job to take over the legacy codebase, collaborating with colleagues based in Chile and Thailand.

Full Stack Developer

90Tech Oct 2015 – Dec 2017 Montigny-lès-Metz, France

  • Built REST APIs on a microservices architecture (Node.js, sharded MongoDB, Redis).
  • Created a no-code workflow engine: user-configurable workflows triggered by application events.
  • Developed frontend features and managed release planning.
  • Spent time in the field with users, gathering feedback on the applications in real conditions.

Key Achievements

  • Scaled the engineering org

    Grew SESAMm's engineering from a single IT team into three specialized teams (Core, Frontend, Automation) with 12+ engineers.

  • From developer to VP

    Promoted four times in eight years at SESAMm, from Full Stack Developer to VP Engineering.

  • Engineering culture

    Introduced Agile Scrum, code reviews, CI/CD and delivery governance adopted across the engineering organization.

  • Platform scalability

    Redesigned data storage with MongoDB sharding to power a large-scale financial time-series platform.