Niaina Michaël
Razafimandimby

1. 1. Tech Lead (contractor) · BeSignal

      Remote

      May 2026 – present

   2. Tech Lead (permanent) · BeSignal Mauritius

      Mauritius

      May 2025 – May 2026

   3. Symfony Backend Developer (permanent) · BeSignal (formerly Signalement.net)

      Remote

      ISO 27001 certified SaaS platform for ethics and compliance whistleblowing, used by organisations worldwide.

      • Maintained and evolved the legacy application (V1) used by existing clients: bug fixes, enhancements and upgrades.
      • Designed, developed, tested and shipped features for V2: React SPA, REST API with API Platform, asynchronous processing with Symfony Messenger.
      • Multi-tenant architecture: each client chooses where its data is hosted, with a dedicated database.
      • Real-time messaging between whistleblowers and case handlers, built on XMPP (Ejabberd).
      • Strengthened security, isolation and confidentiality of data as part of ISO 27001.

      Jun 2020 – May 2025

   • PHP 8
   • Symfony
   • API Platform
   • Messenger
   • React
   • PostgreSQL
   • MySQL
   • Redis
   • Ejabberd
   • Docker
   • GitLab CI/CD
   • Clever Cloud
   • OVH
   • GitLab Duo
   • Jira
   • Notion

2. Symfony Backend Developer · MyAgency

   Antananarivo, Madagascar

   Real-estate rental and sales platform for a European client, in a team of four developers.

   Ongoing maintenance, improvements to existing features and new features as requirements evolved. First professional work with Vue.js.

   • PHP
   • Symfony
   • MongoDB
   • MySQL
   • Redis
   • WebSocket
   • Vue
   • Nginx

   Mar 2019 – May 2020

3. Full Stack Developer (contract) · SAFE

   Antananarivo, Madagascar

   Completed a web application for an awareness campaign aimed at Antananarivo's informal sector, with the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Civil Service.

   • Angular
   • Node.js
   • Symfony
   • MongoDB
   • MariaDB
   • Redis

   Dec 2018 – Feb 2019

4. Web Developer · E-media Madagascar

   Antananarivo, Madagascar

   Student attendance tracking with QR-code badges, working offline with automatic sync.

   Tracks absences and tuition fees, with three interfaces: administration, students and teaching staff.

   • Angular
   • Node.js
   • MongoDB

   Nov 2017 – May 2018

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

   ENI Fianarantsoa · Software engineering and systems / network administration

   2016 – 2019

2. Startup incubation programme

   OIF · FFIN · Habaka Innovation Hub · Programme for the winners of the #RiSK[S] 2016 hackathon

   2017 – 2018

3. Professional web development training

   E-media Madagascar

   2015 – 2016

7 podium finishes in hackathons and coding competitions between 2016 and 2018, as a team.

• 1stHackathon ODD au quotidien (UN SDGs) · Maltem Consulting · Passion 4 Humanity · IFM2018
• 2ndHackathon — Smart Antananarivo · GDG Antananarivo · Bocasay · Axian · Telma2018
• 2ndConcours e-gouvernance mobile · Université de Fianarantsoa · Orange Madagascar2018
• 3rdNewTech Event — 48 h web challenge · Palais des Sports Mahamasina2017
• 3rdMadagasy’Cours DevApp · Ministère des Postes et du Numérique (MPTDN)2017
• 2ndHackathon #RiSK[Solutions] — cybersécurité · OIF · Habaka Innovation Hub2016
• 3rdHackathon du Fofaja — crowdfunding · Habaka · Women in Tech Madagascar2016