Natacha B 👋

Senior developer with +15 years of professional experience in Software Engineering. Unique background combining Systems Analysis with a 18-year career in Journalism, providing a rare mastery of "Technical Linguistics"—essential for advanced Prompt Engineering and logic orchestration. Proven track record in transitioning early startups to corporate-grade processes, mentoring cross-functional teams, and standardizing SDLCs protocols. As a Technical Lead, I'm permanently encouraging my team to keep up with the good practices: clean code, dynamic documentation, proper testing, etc. My designs keep in mind scalability, making our code future-proof; and robustness, avoiding tech debt piling up and production incidents. I integrated GenAI in the SDLC in a way that minimizes hallucinations and makes real usage of our Engineers senior capabilities, instead of relegating them to mere AI’s code reviewers. I'm fullstack backend oriented, I keep up with front-end technologies. I'm very interested in Design Systems, accessibility, and how our brain works around usability. A user-focused design (even in backend) is my usual approach, thanks to my early years as a QA and application supporter, on top of my UX formation. I've worked in several industries: healthcare, financial, pharma, media e-commerce, AI, automotive, banking, collection, government, and telecommunications. I adapt and quickly learn required side tools or technologies, given my background in integrations. I coach and mentor colleagues. I cooperate with other areas of the company: not only Engineering, but Recruiting, Marketing, Sales, and Learning. In my approach to Learning and recruiting, I’ve designed an atomized career path to allow developers to grow more efficiently. I selected the recommended learning material for python core, engineering, and soft skills. As a Technical Interviewer, I standardized and shortened the hiring process, making the technical interview less subjective. In my last position, I was trusted by the CTO to interview candidates for Engineering Manager. I worked in media for more than fifteen years. During that stage, I managed my own radio station for eight years.