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the human

Claude Branchereau

32 years old·Brussels

Freelance fullstack engineer based in Brussels, specialized in building web applications. Angular on the front, Spring on the back. Eight years shipping enterprise software.

roleFreelance fullstack engineer
stackAngular · Spring
years08
statusAvailable for freelance
Claude Branchereau, portrait
the work

Where the code has shipped.

07/2024 – Present

2024

Freelance fullstack developer

BUYWAY

Backend-focused fullstack work inside BUYWAY's Java team, covering technical analysis, code reviews, and microservices modernization.

  • Enhanced and modernized the existing microservices architecture
  • Integrated anti-fraud solutions (OpenBanking, WebScore)
  • Led an internationalization refactor to expand services across Europe
  • Code reviews across Angular and Spring projects
buyway.bevisit ↗

Buy Way

Belgium's consumer-credit specialist. Card products, personal loans, and financing at the point of sale, online and in stores.

Spring Boot · Java 17 · Oracle · Docker · Thymeleaf

04/2022 – 04/2024

2022

Freelance fullstack developer

BASF

Frontend-focused fullstack work for BASF's research center, building shared component libraries, setting up a monorepo, and mentoring multiple Angular teams.

  • Built reusable component libraries shared across Angular projects
  • Implemented a monorepo architecture with Angular NX
  • Technical analysis, estimation, and API work with Spring Boot
  • Infrastructure setup with Bamboo Specs and Docker
  • Developer and analyst across three distinct projects

Angular 17+ · Spring Boot · Angular NX · Docker

02/2019 – 04/2022

2019

Fullstack developer

Arηs Developments · Europass (European Commission)

Part of a 23-person agile team building Europass (the EU's career-guidance platform, serving millions of users) from inception to first release, including direct presentations to the European Commission.

  • Technical analysis, estimation, and development across many sprints
  • Built secure APIs with EU login authentication
  • Implemented microservices architecture with Spring Boot
  • Frontend work with Angular 8, NGRX, and various UI frameworks
  • DevOps: Docker containerization and GitLab CI/CD
europass.europa.euvisit ↗

Europass

The European Union's career platform: CV builder, learning and job tools used by millions of people across Europe. Built with a 23-person agile team, from inception to first release.

Angular 8 · NGRX · Spring Boot · Docker · GitLab CI

09/2018 – 12/2018

2018

Intern

University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Contributed to a learning-management-system migration project, building integration tools and Java SDK components for a virtual learning environment.

  • Integration tooling for LMS migration
  • Java SDK components for a virtual learning environment

Java

the lab

Experiments, side projects, the fun stack.

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Scriabox

A musician's toolbox, online.

A growing React app of practical tools for musicians: metronome, tuner, sampled piano, chord builder, circle of fifths, organ, and interval/rhythm trainers. Bilingual (EN/FR). Built for music students and amateurs alike.

React 19 · TypeScript · Vite · React Router v7 · Tone.js · VexFlow · Vercel

visit live ↗github ↗
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Barbershop Night★

Dinner-party app for barbershop-tag singing.

A Next.js app for hosting a barbershop-tag singing session with 3–5 friends. Short join code, live catalogue from barbershoptags.com, per-voice tracks, shared sheet music, and a live piano highlighting the key's scale. Built for real evenings with my own singing crew.

Next.js 15 · React 19 · TypeScript · Tone.js · Vercel KV · Tailwind

visit live ↗github ↗
◇ ai2025

SmartExpertise

Voice notes → expertise report, inside Word.

A Microsoft Word add-in built for Belgian real-estate experts. Dictate an on-site survey in the field, drop the audio into the task pane, and it transcribes through OpenAI Whisper, refines the raw text with GPT-4o, then fills a templated expertise report with the expert's and firm's data. Ships as an Office task pane with Expert · Firm · Report · AI Assistant panels.

Office.js · TypeScript · OpenAI Whisper · GPT-4o · Webpack · Word Add-in

● sport2024

Padel Planner

Match scheduling for a recurring padel crew.

A lightweight planner for organizing padel matches: roster, availability, court booking links, and scoring. Built for the crew I actually play with.

React · Firebase · Vite

github ↗
• miscongoing

More on GitHub

Repos, prototypes, and works in progress.

Smaller experiments, AI prototypes, and weekend tools live here. Everything is public.

Various

github ↗
get in touch

Interesting project?
Let’s talk.

Freelance engineer based in Brussels, available for Angular, Spring, and AI-augmented work. The fastest way is email.

emailc.branchereauconsulting@gmail.com↗linkedinClaude Branchereau↗github@ClaudeConsulting↗youtube@claude8149↗
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hobbies

After hours.

enter the music room→