Hi, I'm Daniel

Engineering Manager for Source Code Experience he/him · from Canada, originally from Québec · joined GitLab May 2026

A bit about me

• Basketball and synchronized swimming dad by night and weekends (yes, two very different kids)
• Sourdough baker — my starter is named A Tribe Called Yeast
• Foodie through and through — I'll try anything you put in front of me
• Casual gravel cyclist — I like being outside more than I like going fast
• Currently reading my way through The Expanse
• Big Dune and LotR fan — orcs and sandworms, don't make me choose
• Big into 90s hip hop and 2000s indie rock
• I wind down in nature or with a book — screens off, please
• I have a disability — it's part of my story

How I'm wired

• Quieter than I seem — I need real stillness to recharge
• I think before I talk, so I might be slow to respond, but I mean what I say
• I care a lot about kindness
• I'm slow to judge and quick to ask what's actually going on
• I like helping people figure things out
• I'm curious by nature, if I'm asking alot of questions, it's because I'm trying to learn

Working with me

• My feedback tends to be conversational — if something isn't clear, just ask
• Coffee chats are always welcome — just grab some time on my calendar
• Async by default — give me context and I'll give you a thoughtful response
• Flexible on meetings, just not early mornings
• I'm on Eastern Time, roughly 9–5, but will look at my phone from 7-7, outside of that available for urgent matters.

Our 1:1s

• This time is yours, not mine
• No status updates please — that's what async is for
• Wide open — vent, talk about something you're passionate about, think through your career, whatever you need
• Everything stays between us, and if I need to share it, I will let you know

More to come.