Alexandre Hoyau

Senior Developer — JavaScript & Rust | Tech Lead

lexoyo.me/github.com/lexoyo/French · Paris

Fullstack engineer with 20+ years of experience and multiple CTO roles. From C/C++ at CEA to JavaScript/Node.js ecosystems, now transitioning to Rust for backend and desktop applications. Maintainer of Silex, the #1 open source website builder (3k+ GitHub stars, 50k+ users). Previously led high-traffic systems at Secret Media (millions of requests/day) and French government sites at Pole Emploi (3.5M views/month). Strong DevOps, open source culture, and team leadership. Oh and I'm french with an accent and fluent in English.

Technical Expertise

Rust & Systems

Rust, Tauri, CLI / Shell, Solana, C/C++ (rusted)

JavaScript & Web

TypeScript, Node.js, Electron, GraphQL

Infrastructure

Docker (Swarm, Compose), CI/CD, Linux, Nginx

Tools & Workflow

Git, Vim, SSH, Bash

Experience

CTO

Internet 2000 — Remote
2022 — Present
  • Hiring and coaching no-code developers
  • Developing and maintaining open source no-code tools (Silex website builder, n8n, nocodb, supabase)
  • DevOps: static sites, JAMStack, serverless, Green IT and eco-conception
  • Training the team on AI-assisted workflows and advanced use of AI agents for coding

Senior Lead Developer

beta.gouv.fr / Pole Emploi — Freelance
2020 — 2022
  • Maintained labonneboite and labonnealternance, used by 30%+ of French jobseekers
  • Sites handling 3.5M views/month across the Emploi Store platform
  • Full technical ownership: maintenance, evolution, and deployment

Partner & CTO

Secret Media Inc. — Paris / New York
2015 — 2017
  • Built and led a team of 5 engineers for a New York-based AdTech startup
  • Architected Node.js platform serving millions of requests per day
  • Set up infrastructure, CI/CD, monitoring, and deployment pipelines

Open Source

Silex & Silex Desktop

The #1 free & open source website builder. Co-founder & maintainer since 2003. Silex Desktop: cross-platform app in Rust + Tauri with an MCP server for AI integration. 3k+ stars, 50k+ users.

Rust, Tauri, TypeScript, Node.js — github.com/silexlabs/Silex

La Bonne Boite

Open source job search engine for Pole Emploi. Maintained and evolved the platform used by 30%+ of French jobseekers. 3.5M views/month.

Python, Flask, JavaScript — github.com/StartupsPoleEmploi

OSS Contributions

Contributor to established open source projects: Eleventy (11ty SSG), GrapesJS, CapRover, jekyll-admin, mozilla/i18n-abide.

JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby — various repos

Education

Engineer in Electronics & Computer Science

1995 — 2000

EFREI — Graduated magna cum laude, congratulations of the jury

Computer Vision & AI — Exchange Year

1999 — 2000

Université Laval, Quebec, Canada