Julien Hoarau

Julien Hoarau is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience across multiple prominent technology companies. Currently serving as a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Grindr since June 2025, Julien provides technical leadership and strategic direction focused on system scaling and engineering excellence. Prior experience includes significant roles at Netflix, where multiple high-impact projects were delivered, notably increasing ads user tier engagement and leading architectural improvements within large engineering teams. At Atlassian, Julien advanced product performance and development processes across teams, while earlier experiences involved software solutions for various applications, including quality analysis tools and game development. Julien holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from INSA Lyon and is proficient in technologies such as Java, Microservices, and AWS.