Galeries Lafayette

Paris, France

Galeries Lafayette is a flagship French department store chain, founded in 1893 in Paris. Renowned for its upscale positioning and curated selection of fashion, beauty, home, and gourmet products, the brand embodies French elegance and attracts both local and international customers.

Digital plays a strategic role in the company’s growth. Galeries Lafayette has invested heavily in e-commerce, omnichannel strategies, and connected in-store experiences to meet evolving consumer expectations. Its website offers a wide range of products along with innovative digital services such as Click & Collect, online personal shopping, and mobile apps designed to enhance the customer experience.

Full-stack developer

Duration: 2019-04 - 2019-08 (4 months)

Goal: Maintenance and enhancement of a Thymeleaf-based front-end and multiple Java microservices.

Description: First assignment at Galeries Lafayette, where I discovered the SAFe Agile framework and gradually found my place within a supportive and high-performing team. Over the course of 4 months, we maintained the bhv.fr website and delivered new features, including a redesigned payment page.

Team overview

Mohamed Takhtoukh
Full-stack developer
Vanessa Sanchez
Test Automation Engineer
Cécile Roche
UX/UI designer
Anne-Sophie Girault Le Mault
Scrum master & AGILE Coach
Sacha Uzan
Product Owner

Stack

Thymeleaf
jQuery
Java
Spring

Learnings

Web development
AGILE context
SCRUM method
Full-stack development
Cross-team collaboration

Improved skills

Java
Spring
Thymeleaf
Full-stack development