Stan Kocken
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Interests
Aviation
Private Pilot Licence (PPL) in France
Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) in Canada Photography #Flickr stankoc
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Language
French
Native Language
English
Professional
Work Experience
Oct 2022 - Present
Dec 2015 - Oct 2022 (6 yrs 11 mos)
Lead Architect @Dashlane May 2020 - Oct 2022 (2 yr 6 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager - Nov 2016 - May 2020 (1 yr 10 mos)
Engineering Manager - Nov 2016 - May 2020 (1 yr 9 mos)
Android Senior Developer - Dec 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 yr 1 mo)
Paris (France), Lisbon (Portugal), New York City (USA)
Tech
- Owned the company-wide Architectural and Engineering strategy, enabling scalability and reliability for millions of global users.
- Ensured technical consistency, platform longevity, and code quality through rigorous design reviews, architectural governance, and performance optimization.
- Drove security-by-design initiatives in partnership with the Head of Security, mitigating cyber threats and implementing robust measures for encryption, authentication, and access control across all products.
- Championed cross-platform collaboration (Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, AWS) to align engineering execution with strategic business goals.
- Introduced best practices in system architecture and code optimization, reducing technical debt and improving developer velocity.
Management
- Founded and scaled the Android engineering team from 0 to 10 engineers, including recruiting the first Lisbon office engineer and fostering an exceptionally low turnover rate.
- Created, led & managed the Android team from scratch to 10 people in 2020, including managing of manager and hiring the first engineer for our new Lisbon office. Exceptionally low turnover.
- Managed the Data Engineering team across France and the USA (10 engineers), driving initiatives that improved data infrastructure reliability and analytics capabilities.
- Played a key role in tech leadership (Directors, VPs, CTO), supporting department growth from 20 to 150 engineers and overall company expansion from 60 to 400 employees.
- Mentored engineering managers and senior engineers, cultivating leadership capacity and succession planning within the organization.
Jul 2015 - Dec 2015 (6 mos)
Paris (France), Lisbon (Portugal), New York City (USA)Tech
- Owned the company-wide Architectural and Engineering strategy, enabling scalability and reliability for millions of global users.
- Ensured technical consistency, platform longevity, and code quality through rigorous design reviews, architectural governance, and performance optimization.
- Drove security-by-design initiatives in partnership with the Head of Security, mitigating cyber threats and implementing robust measures for encryption, authentication, and access control across all products.
- Championed cross-platform collaboration (Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, AWS) to align engineering execution with strategic business goals.
- Introduced best practices in system architecture and code optimization, reducing technical debt and improving developer velocity.
Management
- Founded and scaled the Android engineering team from 0 to 10 engineers, including recruiting the first Lisbon office engineer and fostering an exceptionally low turnover rate.
- Created, led & managed the Android team from scratch to 10 people in 2020, including managing of manager and hiring the first engineer for our new Lisbon office. Exceptionally low turnover.
- Managed the Data Engineering team across France and the USA (10 engineers), driving initiatives that improved data infrastructure reliability and analytics capabilities.
- Played a key role in tech leadership (Directors, VPs, CTO), supporting department growth from 20 to 150 engineers and overall company expansion from 60 to 400 employees.
- Mentored engineering managers and senior engineers, cultivating leadership capacity and succession planning within the organization.
Android Lead Developer Freelance @2App à Z
Paris (France)
Freelance for a mobile agency creating high-quality applications.
- Built new version of dating website Attractive World (bought few months after)
- Build first version of the Android app for the car-renting company Virtuo
Nov 2012 - Jul 2015 (2 yrs 9 mos)
Paris (France)
Freelance for a mobile agency creating high-quality applications.
- Built new version of dating website Attractive World (bought few months after)
- Build first version of the Android app for the car-renting company Virtuo
Android Lead Developer @PrePlay
Paris (France) and New York City (USA)
PrePlay was an official MLB and NHL mobile game where users predicted the outcome of every play live (e.g., a serve in tennis, an at-bat in baseball). Scoring rewarded accuracy, with leaderboards at the match, weekly, and seasonal levels. Revenue came from advertising partnerships (T-Mobile, Molson) and, from April 2014, in-app purchases via gamification features. The product ran until May 2015 before pivoting to white-label versions for other sports and corporate clients.
Key Contributions
- Led and managed development during the transition from an external agency (first 6 months) to an in-house engineering team.
- Developed the game engine with a modular architecture enabling rapid creation of variants for multiple sports.
- Recruited for the Android team, building long-term internal capabilities.
- Drove implementation of complex UI/UX features, including custom views and advanced animations, to enhance engagement and visual appeal.
- Maintained a strong focus on autonomy, innovation, and proactive proposal-making within a highly skilled and challenging tech team.
Technologies Used
- Android, WebSocket, CouchBase, Ruby, CoffeeScript, AngularJS, etc
Key Learnings & Reflection
- Positives: partnered in product co-creation, driving both strategic decisions and technical delivery, with a strong emphasis on UI/UX quality alongside a talented and challenging tech team.
- Challenge: limited “dogfooding” (personal use of the product), which impacted direct end-user perspective.
Jan 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 yr 10 mos)
Paris (France) and New York City (USA)
PrePlay was an official MLB and NHL mobile game where users predicted the outcome of every play live (e.g., a serve in tennis, an at-bat in baseball). Scoring rewarded accuracy, with leaderboards at the match, weekly, and seasonal levels. Revenue came from advertising partnerships (T-Mobile, Molson) and, from April 2014, in-app purchases via gamification features. The product ran until May 2015 before pivoting to white-label versions for other sports and corporate clients.
Key Contributions
- Led and managed development during the transition from an external agency (first 6 months) to an in-house engineering team.
- Developed the game engine with a modular architecture enabling rapid creation of variants for multiple sports.
- Recruited for the Android team, building long-term internal capabilities.
- Drove implementation of complex UI/UX features, including custom views and advanced animations, to enhance engagement and visual appeal.
- Maintained a strong focus on autonomy, innovation, and proactive proposal-making within a highly skilled and challenging tech team.
Technologies Used
- Android, WebSocket, CouchBase, Ruby, CoffeeScript, AngularJS, etc
Key Learnings & Reflection
- Positives: partnered in product co-creation, driving both strategic decisions and technical delivery, with a strong emphasis on UI/UX quality alongside a talented and challenging tech team.
- Challenge: limited “dogfooding” (personal use of the product), which impacted direct end-user perspective.
Android Lead Developer @Backelite
Paris (France)
Mobile agency creating high-quality applications for prominent European brands.
Jun 2010 - Jan 2011
Paris (France)
Mobile agency creating high-quality applications for prominent European brands.
Android / Windows Mobile / J2EE Developer @Chronolink
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Education
2008 - 2011
2006 - 2008
University Technology Diploma @UniversiteTours
Tours (France)
Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation.
Tours (France)
Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation.
