Engineering Lead | AI Systems | Full-Stack & Mobile Architect
jerrybels@gmail.com | +33 7 59 73 94 98 | linkedin.com/in/jerrybels | github.com/JerryBels | buddzy.app
Paris, France · Previously Jerusalem, Israel | French · Israeli dual citizen | Relocating to Montreal or US tech hub by September 2026 | Available for interviews immediately
I make engineering teams faster, better, and harder to break. 16+ years shipping production systems. Three-time CTO that still ships code. Currently Technical Lead at BrainPOP (5M+ students), and solo architect of Buddzy, live on both app stores.
Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React Native, Expo, React, Next.js, Vue.js, PHP, Laravel, Elixir
Backend & APIs: Fastify, tRPC, Express, REST, Microservices, Prisma, BullMQ, JWT, Zod, GraphQL
AI & Automation: LLM Integration, Google Gemini, OpenAI API, Replicate, SAM3, Prompt Engineering, n8n
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS Lambda, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, Serverless, GCP, Docker, Git, Render
Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Prisma, SQL Optimization
Mobile: React Native, Expo EAS, iOS, Android, App Store, Google Play, StoreKit 2, FCM
Leadership: Technical Leadership, System Design, Architecture Reviews, Testing Standards, Mentoring, Agile, Scrum (certified)
Tel Aviv, Israel · Hybrid
EdTech platform serving 5M+ students. Architecture authority; leading a squad of 6 engineers.
Stack: Laravel · Vue.js · Docker · MySQL · MongoDB · Microservices · AI/LLM
Remote
Production AI-powered social mobile app — live on both App Store and Google Play. Solo-architected and shipped from zero, nights and weekends.
Stack: TypeScript · React Native · Fastify · tRPC · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS · GCP · Gemini · OpenAI · Remotion
Jerusalem, Israel
Joined as CTO of a 15-person company. Built full CRM from zero — scheduling, payments, automated invoicing, and client portal. Hired and trained 3 developers, owned all technical decisions and vendor relationships.
Jerusalem, Israel
Core engineer on a greenfield national MVNO serving 50K+ subscribers. Built and shipped a telecom service from zero. Designed subscriber management and SIM provisioning systems, led monolith-to-microservices migration, redesigned the billing application, and integrated with national telecom infrastructure (number portability, carrier APIs).
Jerusalem, Israel
Modernized legacy PHP CRM; introduced CI/CD; built two-way communication system and Angular customer portal.
Clappyx — Tech Lead & Mobile Developer (Dec 2014 – Feb 2016)
SweetInn — Chief Technology Officer (May 2014 – Dec 2014)
Gagglon — CIO & Lead Developer (Apr 2013 – May 2014)
Upsider — Full Stack Developer (Apr 2010 – Apr 2013)
Computer Science — Lev Academic Center (Jerusalem College of Technology) (2005–2009)
Certifications: Scrum / Agile certified
French (Native) | English (Full Professional) | Hebrew (Full Professional) | Japanese (Basic)