Hi! 👋 I'm Francesc Pla Prats.

Professional

With over 25 years of experience in strategizing, crafting, building, and overseeing software products, I prioritize simplicity, pragmatism, and the continuous delivery of true value to both users and the business. I am committed to developing healthy, product-oriented tech organizations and empowering teams to excel with a strong culture driven by a product engineering mindset.

Random facts about my career:

• I started working in 1998 at an Internet Service Provider, yes, those giving access via dial-up modems, email, and web infrastructure.
• I did code to "fix" the Y2K problem and support the Euro currency transition.
• In 2003 I helped to build LifeType an open-source blogging platform with support for multiple blogs and users in a single installation. It reached more than a million downloads.
• I founded two now-defunct companies. qDevel, in 2004, a development boutique specialized in web apps built on top of the LAMP stack. And VESNE in 2007, a start-up focused on developing technology for vertical social networks on top of Rails stack.
• In 2007 we built moterus, the largest social network in Spain for motorbike riders.
• I was an Engineering Manager at Jobandtalent. One of the Spanish unicorns. We've grown the team to ~100 people and scaled the platform to handle 10 million users in just a few years.
• I’m currently the CTO responsible for technology, people, and culture/processes at seQura.. The payment platform helps people buy the things they love, paying in an instant, transparent, flexible, and fair way.
  
  We’ve grown the tech team (engineering and product) from 7 to over +100 people and contributed to the company’s growth, making over 2M users happy with our products while being profitable.
  
  We have also put in place a strategy to become a product platform, enabling us to create different products for various verticals in different geographies within the flexible payment space.

My current motivation/focus is building and growing product-oriented tech organizations with a healthy culture/environment.

You can see my full CV on Linkedin.