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Maxime Venayre

Senior R&D Engineer • AI-Augmented Developer
20 years of experience • From microcontroller to cloud • Embedded systems & IoT
maxime.venayre.pro@gmail.com
@maximevenayrepro
Maxime Venayre
France

Profile

Experience

20 years in drones, robotics and IoT. Versatile profile covering the entire technical stack.

Expertise

Full-cycle: architecture design, development and industrialization. AI-augmented development (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot).

Achievements

Proven ability to lead projects from POC to production, in startup and industrial contexts.

Key Skills

Languages

C/C++ C# Python JavaScript SQL

Tools & IDE

Qt Creator Visual Studio VS Code Cursor

Applications & Interfaces

Qt/QML Node.js OpenGL OpenCV FFmpeg ASP.NET

Embedded / Real-time

STM32 ESP32 FreeRTOS ROS/ROS2 Raspberry Pi Odroid

Data

PostgreSQL InfluxDB Oracle SQL Server

AI-Augmented Development

Claude Code Cursor Copilot Prompt engineering AI-assisted code review Guided refactoring Test generation

Notable Projects

Ground Robot Control Station

Modular architecture, multi-stream video, ArduPilot integration. Field-validated prototypes.

Ultra-low Latency Video Pipeline

Wi-Fi/injection optimization, measurement tools, significant latency improvement.

360° Vision → 2D + SLAM

Real-time processing chain, 3D reconstruction, cloud/edge shared execution.

Education

Engineering Degree

ESIEA (Laval, France)
2006
Computer Science, Electronics, Automation
Projects: 3D engine with AI, AI games, underwater drone

Scientific Baccalaureate

Lycée François Ier (Fontainebleau)
2001
Mathematics specialization
Options: Computer Science and Economics

Professional Experience

Head of Software R&D

2018 – present
Skydrone
C++/Qt ArduPilot QGroundControl STM32/ESP32 IP Video Linux
  • Ground control station for ground robots (firefighters/military)
    • Modular Qt/QML architecture, real-time operator interface
    • Telemetry, radio supervision, multi-stream HD video with recording
    • Deployed in numerous critical operational theaters
  • Major fork of QGroundControl and ArduPilot with custom features
  • Firmware development for supervision and actuator safety boards (STM32, ESP32)

R&D Software Consultant

2022 – present
Insensia
ESP32 MQTT(S) Docker InfluxDB Node.js
  • Firmware development for IoT sensors (CO₂, temperature, humidity, presence)
  • Backend & data architecture: MQTT ingestion, time-series (InfluxDB), processing pipeline
  • Supervision of web app design (project tracking, decision-making, mentoring)

Founder & Principal Consultant

2022 – 2024
MVE Presta (freelance)
  • SAS company creation and management • R&D missions: embedded, cloud, IoT • Technical team mentoring

Head of R&D

2015 – 2017
Nano Racing
  • Ultra-low latency video/data transmission system (Wi-Fi injection) for racing

Head of R&D

2014 – 2015
Novalta
  • 2D video extraction from 360° streams; 3D reconstruction / SLAM; cloud processing

Full-Stack Developer Analyst

2006 – 2013
MGDIS
  • Automated reporting tools and document management • VB → C#/ASP.NET migration