Engineering Leadership · Lyon, France

Steve
Mota

Head of Engineering at Chiliz — from backend developer to tech organization leader, I structure, grow and steer high-performing engineering teams. 14+ years in the field.

Chiliz · Lyon, Hybrid · Full-time 5 yrs 4 mos · 14+ years of experience linkedin.com/in/steve-mota-a62270121
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Profile

Engineer by training, I've walked through every layer of software development — from PHP developer to Head of Engineering — embracing each step with conviction.

For 5+ years at Chiliz, I've supported the growth of a tech organization in a scale-up environment: team structuring, budget management, building mid-level management lines, KPIs and Agile rituals. My dual dev/management background lets me pair strategic vision with hands-on proximity.

RoleHead of Engineering
CompanyChiliz · since 2021
LocationLyon · Hybrid
Experience14+ years
LanguagesFrench · Professional English
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Experience

Chiliz

Feb 2021 → Today · 5 yrs 4 mos · Lyon, Hybrid · Full-time

Jan 2025 → Today

Current role

Head of Engineering

Steering the entire Chiliz engineering organization. Defining and tracking KPIs for feature team performance, owning the department budget (hiring, travel, training). Growth and cross-team management of the tech department, creating and structuring mid-level management lines, team coaching, hiring, Scrum organization. Strategic support to the CTO and chapter leads.

Engineering Leadership Budget & P&L KPIs & Metrics Org Design Coaching Hiring Scrum / Agile

Dec 2023 → Feb 2025

Senior Engineering Manager

Leading 5 team leads / engineering managers across up to 7 feature teams. Rolling out tooling for budget, hiring and training tracking. Growth & cross-team management, mentoring mid-level managers, building hiring plans and team standards.

5 EM / TL 7 Feature Teams Mentoring HR Roadmap

Mar 2022 → Dec 2023

Engineering Manager

Growth and cross-team management of the tech department. Creating mid-level management lines, coaching, hiring plan forecasting, internal organization and communication, Scrum practices, support to the CTO and chapter leads.

People Management Process Design Scrum Communication

Feb 2021 → Mar 2022

Team Lead Backend

Leading a growing backend team of 18 developers. Hiring (back, front, devops), managing 6 people directly, rolling out feature teams, improving processes, onboarding, office management. Lead dev on a feature team: Symfony REST API, code review, Behat tests.

18 devs Feature Teams Hiring PHP 8 · Symfony 5 Docker · PostgreSQL Behat
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Skills

Leadership & Organization

Engineering Management
People Management & Coaching
Org Design & Scaling
Department Budget & P&L
Hiring & Talent Acquisition
KPIs & Feature Team Metrics
Scrum / Agile (practices & rituals)
Mid-level management mentoring
Communication & Cross-team management

Technical Foundation

PHP / Symfony
REST APIs & Backend Architecture
Docker / Linux
PostgreSQL / MySQL
Testing (Behat, Codeception)
Code Review & Standards
Git / GitLab
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Education

2005 – 2008

Computer Science BTec (DUT)

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · Lyon

Let's build
something
together

Email mota.steve@gmail.com LinkedIn steve-mota-a62270121 GitHub kirostaz Phone +33 6 22 72 42 01 Location Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes