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RedaHamouche

About

Reda Hamouche

Product engineer

Founder of Spliz

Five years at Mazarine

The recommendations

I build websites and mobile applications end to end.

I started on the frontend, then gradually took on more of the work around it: architecture, product decisions, delivery, and eventually direct conversations with clients. After five years in an agency, I wanted to see what that looked like without the agency in between.

So I left in 2025, travelled for a while, and started building something of my own.

Today

That thing is Spliz, a decentralised, non-custodial fintech for group payments, where settlement runs through smart contracts.

I am building it alone. Product, design, mobile, backend, smart contracts, infrastructure, release. The first commit was on 15 January 2026.

The idea came to me in Montréal. I had spent the previous months in Dubai, Barcelona and Montréal, taking some time off after leaving the agency.

Web3

By then I had already been deep into web3 for a while. It started in late 2024, while I was still working. Finance had interested me for a long time, and so had questions around freedom. Bitcoin, then Cardano, smart contracts, zero-knowledge proofs.

One question kept coming back: what does trust cost, and how far can we bring that cost down?

For the curious, I started learning on CryptoZombies.

Mazarine

Five years at Mazarine, a Paris agency.

I joined as an apprentice in 2020 and left as a lead in 2025. One project followed me throughout those five years: the Musée du Louvre. By the end, I was the client's direct technical counterpart.

My final year was spent on Orient Express, where I held technical ownership. I also contributed to projects for Chanel, Dior, Van Cleef & Arpels, Ritz Paris, Opéra national de Paris and Balmain.

Over those years, my work moved further away from simply implementing what was asked. I was increasingly involved in deciding what should be built, how it should work, and what it would take to get it into production.

That is probably where the product engineer in me started.

For the curious, the agency.

HETIC

HETIC, in Paris. Bachelor in Web & Mobile Development, 2019 to 2022.

I was already tutoring development alongside my studies. That is where I count my seven years of experience from.

For the curious, the school.

Esport

And before code, esport.

Between 17 and 19, I was a professional Vainglory player, a mobile MOBA. I became European champion with SK Gaming, played tournaments in London and Las Vegas, streamed on Twitch, and trained every day with a European team.

That is where I learned English.

Around the same time, I wanted to build my own website. I found Site du Zéro, the tutorial site a generation of French developers learned on, started learning, and never really stopped.

For the curious, a clip from one of the matches.

What comes next

I believe stablecoins will become the next payment infrastructure: instant settlement, non-custodial, programmable, with privacy adjustable case by case.

Fintech and web3 are the fields I want to work in.

I am looking for product engineering roles on products I can care about and help shape. Full stack feels just as natural. Freelance or full-time, both work.

  • Fully remote
  • Montréal
  • Barcelona
  • Fintech or web3

Any one of those is enough for us to talk. Three out of four and I reply before I have finished reading the posting.

Get in touch

Outside work: blockchain, piano, running, chess.

Recommendations

I had the opportunity to work with Reda on major projects, notably the Opéra national de Paris and the Orient Express.
Arnaud BretonTechnical Director · MazarineSeptember 2025

Arnaud Breton

Technical Director · Mazarine

September 2025

I had the opportunity to work with Reda on major projects, notably the Opéra national de Paris and the Orient Express. His code is clear, structured, and built with performance and accessibility at its core.

Beyond his technical skills, I particularly appreciated his strong communication and rapport with project managers and creative teams, which kept collaboration smooth and projects moving efficiently.

Reda is a reliable and committed collaborator who brings real value to demanding digital projects.

Translated from French — read the original

J’ai eu l’occasion de travailler avec Reda sur des projets majeurs, notamment ceux de l’Opéra national de Paris et de l’Orient Express. Son code est clair, structuré et pensé pour la performance et l’accessibilité, qu’il place au cœur de ses développements.

Au-delà de ses compétences techniques, j’ai particulièrement apprécié sa bonne communication et son entente avec les chefs de projets et les équipes créatives, qui facilitent la collaboration et font avancer les projets efficacement.

Reda est un collaborateur fiable et impliqué, qui apporte une vraie valeur sur des projets digitaux exigeants.

Reda is a brilliant mind, in his work and in life generally.
Pierre BonnefoiReda's direct manager · MazarineJune 2026

Pierre Bonnefoi

Reda's direct manager · Mazarine

June 2026

Reda is a brilliant mind, in his work and in life generally. His almost philosophical approach to things is a quality in a world looking for meaning. How fast he learns and the standard he holds himself to make Reda someone not to be missed.

Translated from French — read the original

Reda est un esprit brillant que ça soit dans le travail ou dans la vie en général. Son approche presque philosophique des choses est une qualité dans un monde où on cherche à donner du sens. Sa capacité d’apprentissage très rapide et son niveau d’exigence font de Reda un être à ne pas manquer !

Education

  • Bachelor Web & Mobile Development
  • HETIC, Paris, 2019 → 2022

Languages

  • French, native
  • English, fluent

Based in

  • Paris, France
  • Would relocate to Barcelona or Montréal

Elsewhere