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Sami Farhat

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Engineering at Back Market
📍 France

Sami Farhat is the Director of Engineering at Back Market, where he leads the Platform team. He has a history of spearheading significant technical initiatives, including cloud migrations and a shift to microservices. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Oxford and is a recognized speaker on engineering leadership.

Outside of his core role, Sami is passionate about developing the tech community. He co-founded "Staff 42, " a network for staff engineers in France, and frequently speaks at industry events to share his expertise on leadership and navigating the challenges of senior engineering roles.

He is the co-founder of "Staff 42, " a community dedicated to advancing the Staff Engineering discipline within the French tech ecosystem.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
France
Personality Overview

How Sami shows up

Critic
Negotiator
Objective Thinker

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Sami cares about

Engineering Leadership
He speaks at conferences like Leaddev on overcoming the challenges of senior leadership and has co-organized internal workshops on engineering excellence.
Staff-Plus Engineering
A core focus of his public speaking and community efforts, including co-founding "Staff 42" to support staff engineers in the French tech ecosystem.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Director of Engineering
Back Market
9-2023 - 7-2025
Senior Staff Engineer
Back Market
5-2022 - 9-2023
Staff Engineer
Back Market
4-2021 - 5-2022
Backend Chapter Deputy
Back Market
6-2020 - 4-2021
Backend Engineer
Back Market
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Science - MS
University of Oxford
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
American University of Beirut
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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