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Hi 👋, I'm Jean-Michel

Jean-Michel / Team lead, senior dev, backend / Berlin or Full Remote

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  • 👤 Jean-Michel Fayard, 43 years old, 15 years of experience  
  • 🧑‍💻 Role: Team Lead / Senior Backend Developer / Developer Coach  
  • 🔧 Stack: Kotlin & Java expert, open to other techs  
  • 🎓 Education: MSc in Computer Science (France & Germany)  
  • 📍 Location: Berlin or full remote (Germany/EU time zone)  
  • 📅 Availability: ASAP  
  • 📑 Contract: Open to Permanent or Freelance  
  • 💰 Salary: €80k+ annually or €80/h freelance  
  • 🧠 Keywords: Spring Boot, Ktor, Microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform  
  • 🌍 Languages: French (native), English, German, Spanish (C2), Japanese, Italian, Esperanto (basic)

Work Culture – What I’m Looking For

✅ Must-haves

  • A culture that values autonomy and ownership
  • Strong written and asynchronous communication practices
  • Opportunities to mentor and help teams grow

✨ Nice-to-haves

  • A multicultural and inclusive environment
  • Real psychological safety
  • Freelance, fully remote, or part-time options

Where I Don’t Fit

  • Traditional corporates (e.g. Deutsche Bank)
  • Hypergrowth startups with toxic pressure and overwork
  • Ad-based or crypto/blockchain business models
  • Sexist / macho tech cultures like early Uber

Where I Thrive

  • Digital agencies & product studios  
  • Tech SMEs & software vendors  
  • Startups & scaleups in meaningful sectors  

Startup Sectors I’m Drawn To

Sector                      Examples                       
AgriTech                Terra One, Plantix             
CleanTech / ClimateTech Climatiq, Zolar, Tibber        
FoodTech                Formo, Infinite Roots          
FemTech                 Clue, FEMNA Health             
Mental Health / Wellness Therapia, Eaze                 
HealthTech              Ada Health, Doctorly           
EdTech                  Blinkist, Knowunity            
Creator Economy         Fanbase, Riverside.fm          
DevTools / B2D          Mondu, Txture                  
NoCode / DevTools       Code2, Budibase                
Productivity Tools      Pitch, RemoteHQ                
Mobility / TravelTech Blacklane, GetYourGuide        
HRTech                  Personio, Kenjo                
Audio / Video / Streaming SoundCloud, Streamlabs        
Circular Economy Grover, Terra One              

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