Software integrator, Linux and embedded systems. I focus on everything that keeps complex environments running: from DevOps infrastructure to embedded integration, through Edge computing and IoT. I deploy, I integrate, I keep things running, on servers, embedded systems, or robotic platforms.
Two angles, one discipline: keeping complex systems running in production.
DevOps : CI/CD, containerization, observability, IaC
EdgeOps : Embedded Linux, IoT, protocols (Matter, Thread, MQTT), ML model integration in constrained environments
My name is KOLANI Julien Yendoupabe, currently finishing a Master's degree in Computer Science and Systems, a joint program between UTBM (France) and the University of Lomé (Togo).
Embedded Linux integration (Yocto/BitBake, cross-compilation, IoT protocols) at Orange Innovation. Virtualized infrastructure administration (Proxmox, Docker, CI/CD pipelines) at a previous employer. Comfortable on Linux systems, with a particular interest in constrained environment integration, continuous deployment, and keeping infrastructure operational.
Infrastructure & DevOps
Systems & Networks
Languages
Robotics & Vision
IoT & Embedded
Technologies I am sharpening alongside my current work.
French
Native
English
Intermediate
Ewe
Native
Feb 2026 - Present
Orange Innovation
Integration of Home Assistant and the Matter protocol into a constrained embedded Linux environment (prplOS on Raspberry Pi 4, Yocto Scarthgap SDK).
Aug 2023 - Feb 2024
DAC Technologies
Setup of CI/CD pipelines and a monitoring stack for the company's infrastructure.
Feb 2024 - Oct 2024
DAC Technologies
Autonomous network and systems administration, management of a pre-production cluster.
Since 2023
CoTIA
Website management and contribution to organizing AI promotion events in Togo.
2024
Allo Services
One-off freelance mission for CI/CD setup and containerization for a startup.
+5
professional
experiences
Here are some of my recent projects. I'm always working on new ideas!
Personal project | 2024
Complete deployment infrastructure for a Django application. Multi-stage Dockerfile (lint → build → production) and 5-stage GitLab CI pipeline with automated SSH deployment to dev and prod environments. Backend served by Nginx Unit (ASGI).
Internship Orange Innovation | 2026
Porting of Home Assistant Core and the Matter protocol to prplOS 4.0.0 (Raspberry Pi 4, aarch64). Dedicated Yocto layer with approximately 117 Python recipes. Result: -72% total disk footprint. Open source contribution merged in matter.js v0.6.6 (Bluetooth fix). Matter commissioning validated on Thread and Wi-Fi 5 GHz.
Specialty Project - UTBM | 2025
Real-time multi-actor system: integration of Intel RealSense sensors, ArUco visual detection, Kalman filtering for tracking, and coordination of multiple TurtleBot robots via ROS and WebSocket. Orchestration between embedded vision, robotic control, and real-time projection onto the game table.
2024 - Present
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) & University of Lomé
Specialty: Computer Vision and Autonomous Systems (VASA). ROS/ROS2, image processing, deep learning, mobile robotics. CCNA Routing and Switching certification.
2021 - 2024
University of Lomé - Lomé, Togo
Linux, networks, security, systems, maintenance, system programming.
July 2023
Vallet Foundation & Bénin-Excellence - Cotonou, Benin
Python, Machine Learning, electronics, robotics. 75% hands-on.
March - October 2024
TIDD - Lomé, Togo
Electronics, prototyping, 3D modeling, embedded systems.
April 2024
Do Well Do Good - Lomé, Togo
Leadership, social entrepreneurship, responsible innovation, Green IT.
+5
programs
& certifications