Software Engineering Manager based in Lannion, France, with 20+ years of experience across team leadership, software architecture, cloud platforms, and hands-on development.

I currently lead the software department of Exail Robotics' simulation division, where I help teams deliver robust training simulators while improving engineering workflows, CI/CD practices, and software quality.

• Lead multidisciplinary software teams and stay close to architecture decisions
• Build and improve software factories, delivery pipelines, and quality processes
• Design scalable systems around microservices, asynchronous platforms, and cloud environments
• Keep a strong hands-on mindset with Java, PHP, and backend engineering

• 20+ years in software engineering and engineering leadership
• Experience spanning telecom, SaaS, web crawling, gaming, and simulation
• Built systems processing billions of web pages per day
• Contributor to ONAP for 5G network lifecycle management
• Named inventor on 3 patents

I enjoy sharing knowledge through talks and community events, especially around developer communities in Brittany, including Code d'Armor and several DevFest editions.

Java · Spring · PHP · Laravel · Golang · PostgreSQL · Redis · RabbitMQ · Docker · OpenShift · GCP

• Website: liard.me
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samuelliard
• Talks & writing: liard.me/talks