Alexandre
Girard Davila
From demo-proof
to production-ready.
Twenty years building systems that couldn't fail
Airbus, Cartier, SNCF, Tate
About
Senior Software Engineer with over two decades of experience in full-stack development, specializing in open-source solutions and AI/ML integration. Architected and deployed enterprise-scale platforms for computer vision, edge computing, and real-time data processing serving Fortune 500 clients.
Award-winning developer (IK Prize 2016 - Tate · Microsoft · Fabrica · Jolibrain) combining artistic vision with technical excellence in AI-powered installations. Active open-source contributor with widely-adopted tools for network visualization, computer vision, and hardware integration.
What we work on
The unglamorous parts that make AI actually hold up.
01
Agentic architecture
Single-agent vs. orchestrated multi-agent, and when the extra complexity is actually worth it.
02
Tool design & function calling
Giving an agent the right capabilities without handing it the keys to everything.
03
Model strategy
Routing, fallback, local vs. hosted inference, and the cost/latency tradeoffs nobody puts in the demo.
04
Reliability & evaluation
Eval loops, guardrails, and observability, so you know it works before your users tell you it doesn't.
05
Retrieval
When RAG is enough, when you need agentic retrieval, and when you need neither.
06
Production integration
Fitting agents into an existing codebase and team, not a greenfield toy.
07
Sovereignty
Keeping sensitive data and inference on infrastructure you actually own.
The hotline
Let's have that coffee.
Think of it as a morning chat with an engineer who's already shipped this. One question, two lines, a real human voice on the other end.
No bot triage. No discovery call. If I'm not the right person, I'll say so and point you somewhere better.
Message sent.
I read every one personally - you'll hear back from a human.
Experience
Independent Consultant
Self-employed
July 2024 – Present
- Architected and deployed Colette, a production-ready self-hosted RAG and LLM serving platform.
- Streamlined deployment through containerization and UI optimization.
- Leading development of enterprise-grade open-source AI infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer
Jolibrain
May 2018 – June 2024
- Architected React-based platform UI for the DeepDetect framework.
- Delivered edge-computing solution for Vinci, monitoring 50+ construction sites with 99.9% uptime.
- JoliGen AI integration for Cartier luxury retail.
- Built video metadata extraction system for railway footage and predictive maintenance.
Web Developer
Freelance
January 2011 – April 2018
- Won IK Prize 2016 at Tate Britain for 'Recognition' - comparing photojournalism with British art, with Fabrica and Microsoft.
- Engineered Raspberry Pi fleet management for Europa Group serving international conventions.
- Published open-source raspi-kiosk-server, adopted for digital signage.
Senior Ruby Developer
Legodata
January 2009 – January 2011
- Developed platform managing cultural events with Letsmotiv magazine.
- Designed scalable architecture for event data management and publication.
Projects
Colette
⭐ NewProduction-ready self-hosted RAG and LLM serving platform for enterprise AI infrastructure.
Visit Colette →Recognition
🏆 IK PrizeIK Prize 2016 winner at Tate Britain - AI-powered installation comparing photojournalism with British art. With Tate, Microsoft, Fabrica.
View on GitHub →JoliGen
⭐ FeaturedAI-powered generative art platform used by Cartier for luxury retail experiences.
Visit JoliGen →Parasol
⭐ 64A network graph exploration tool for visualizing and analyzing complex data relationships.
View on GitHub →React Bounding Box
⭐ 50HTML Canvas library to display bounding boxes on images with React, for computer vision.
View on GitHub →DeepDetect JS
⭐ 8JavaScript client library for the DeepDetect deep-learning server, for easy AI model integration.
View on GitHub →Get in touch
Prefer the slow lane? Drop me a line - or ring the hotline above for something quicker.
alex@girard-davila.net