Nicolas Carenton

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at Filigran

Rouen, Normandy, France

Overview

Nicolas is a Director of Engineering at Filigran with over 15 years of experience leading product development and scaling teams in the cybersecurity sector. He specializes in architecting high-performance, open-source systems and holds a Master of Science from EPITECH.

His career has included unique technical challenges, such as maintaining data acquisition systems for the French Polar Institute. This involved supporting diverse scientific research, including climate models, glacier motion, and even wildlife tracking in remote environments.

Unique fact: He previously maintained the network and data systems used for counting penguins at a polar research institute.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Critic

Objective Thinker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

Open-Source Security
As Director of Engineering at Filigran, he is actively hiring for and building a team focused on the intersection of cybersecurity and open-source technology.
Scaling Engineering Teams
He has a proven track record of recruiting, mentoring, and leading fully remote engineering teams to develop new SaaS platforms from scratch.
Distributed Data Systems
His past work involved designing systems to ingest billions of events and managing access to peta-scale climate model data, showcasing his expertise in large-scale systems.

Media Appearances

Nicolas has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Director of Engineering at Filigran
5-2020 - 1-2026
Engineering Manager at CybelAngel
8-2016 - 4-2020
Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar
5-2013 - 8-2016
Software Engineer at CNRS
12-2011 - 3-2013
Systems and Network Engineer at Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor

Education

2002 - 2007
Master of Science from EPITECH - European Institute of Technology
2005 - 2006
Master of Science from Dalian Polytechnic University

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Exp : 18 Location : Rouen, Normandy, France Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Filigran
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Insights For Selling To Nicolas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicolas is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicolas

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nicolas move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Nicolas take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Nicolas

Personality Compatibility


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