← home

xavier godart

I'm a software engineer since 2009, with an appetence for backend development and audio development.

I build performant and scalable applications using Golang, PHP or Python. And I'm inclined to keep learning.

I enjoy thinking about database schemas, caching strategies, async tasks or managing cloud infrastructure.

I also have an good understanding on how audio softwares work. I played with Faust and JUCE for digital signal processing (dsp) and midi applications and I'm inclined to learn more.

During my experience, I had to lead tech teams up to 10 developers, and I was keen to encourage communication and sharing knowledge.

I've been mainly working in the music industry for the last 10 years.


email • github • linkedin

main experiences

  • 2021 - now | Senior Backend Engineer @ Deezer | Bordeaux
    • Worked in a team of ~30 people
    • Launched 2 new apps: Audiobooks by Deezer (abandoned) and Zen by Deezer
    • Tech stack: Go, Python, MySQL, Redis, GCP, Terraform, Jenkins

  • 2017 - 2021 | Senior Lead Engineer @ Puremix | Bordeaux
    • Lead a tech team of ~10 people
    • Launched a new brand of audio software: Process.audio
    • Built an audio engineering collaboration tool: Mixup.audio
    • Tech stack: PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL, Redis, GCP, Ansible, Gitlab CI/CD, C++, JUCE

  • 2013 - 2017 | Full-Stack Engineer @ Blitzr (bankrupted) | Bordeaux
    • Built a free music streaming service
    • Built a collection of services dedicated to the music industry (search engine, recommendations, data cleanup and enrichment...)
    • Tech stack: PHP, Symfony, Python, OVHCloud, SaltStack, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch

  • 2011 - 2013 | Full-Stack Developer @ Freelance | Bordeaux

  • 2008 - 2011 | Full-Stack Developer @ Clever Age | Bordeaux


  • 2017 - 2023 | Web Development Instructor @ IUT de Bayonne
    • Teached web development to classes of ~20 students
    • 2 weeks / year
    • Tech stack: PHP, Symfony, Vue.js