"Meeting one client's request also means building a solution that will serve all the others"

Stephan Defraire has been a Software Engineer at Indao for just over two years. A computer engineer with a master's degree specializing in Intelligent Systems, he has focused on backend and frontend development. Drawn to the field, he also regularly supports his colleagues on the project team.

The principle: a specific request, a generic answer

At Indao, Stephan's role is to design mechanisms that address complex problems. When a client asks for a particular visualization of their data, he doesn't just handle it case by case: he meets the request while building a generic solution, robust enough to adapt to each client's needs and to every situation.

In practice, this work rests on three requirements:

• Start from a real need. The starting point is always a concrete request from a client: a view, an indicator, a specific way of reading their data.
• Design for reuse from the outset. Every development must be able to serve the next client without being rebuilt from scratch.
• Fill the gaps when sensors are missing. When a production line isn't sufficiently instrumented, Stephan develops calculation functions that generate additional features and enrich the dataset the project team works with.

His impact therefore goes beyond the client relationship: what he develops for one project directly benefits the rest of the team.

A concrete case: a live demonstration in aerospace

For a client in the aerospace sector, the Indao team had to present the tool live in front of a large audience. The goal: show in real time, as close as possible to a production line, how the AI modules work and how consolidated data ("Batch") is processed.

The implementation was very recent and the stakes were high. Right up to the last minute, Stephan solved problems and debugged several programs so the demonstration could run without interruption.

This is the kind of situation where his profile shows its full value. Under pressure, he doesn't waste energy and focuses entirely on solving the problem. A quiet strength, bridging field constraints and software solutions tailored to the client's needs, on schedule.

Behind the screen

His colleagues see the same calm outside of projects. Matthias Hurdebise, Dev & System Administrator at Indao, who works alongside him every day on the development team, puts it this way:

"Stephan stays remarkably calm, whatever the situation. And he's always up for a big plate of greasy comfort food or a drink after work."

To stay healthy in body and mind, Stephan goes climbing, a discipline where focus and patience matter as much as strength.

Human-sized, fully ambitious

For Stephan, Indao is a human-sized company, and it shows every day: closeness, kindness and above all mutual support, the value he sees genuinely lived within the team. A size that in no way limits ambition.

"We take on big challenges and compete directly with larger organizations, without ever having to be ashamed of the quality of our deliverables."

His advice to anyone joining Indao today?

"If challenges, autonomy and problem-solving in the industrial world are your playground, Indao is the place for you!"