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Smile Tech Stack

Open-source digital services and embedded systems across Europe

IT Services and IT Consulting Asnières sur seine, Ile de France 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1991 Partnership

Smile is a 2,000+ person open-source services firm operating across 9 European countries, built around specialist agencies (SensioLabs, Neopixl, alter way, UX-Republic, creativestyle, Synotis). The tech stack reveals dual operating modes: design tooling (Adobe, Figma, InVision) and embedded systems work (Yocto, Buildroot, FreeRTOS, Zephyr), with active adoption of LLaMA and Mistral alongside OpenAI—indicating experimentation with open-source LLMs. Engineering-led hiring (72 engineers vs. 21 sales) combined with projects spanning public sector, luxury e-commerce, and energy infrastructure suggests a services-heavy model scaling technical delivery over business development.

Tech Stack 200 technologies

Core StackAdobe Illustrator Sketch Figma InVision Slack Jira Confluence Linux C++ Python Java Spring Odoo Photoshop InDesign Nvidia Public Key Infrastructure C/C++ U-Boot Yocto Buildroot C Bash Qt QML FreeRTOS Zephyr UART I2C Spring Boot+170 more
AdoptingOpenAI Yocto Buildroot LLaMA Mistral
ReplacingJava

What Smile Is Building

Challenges

  • Optimizing data pipeline performance
  • Large projects in energy sector
  • Infrastructure evolution
  • Complex embedded system integration
  • Network upgrades
  • Optimizing linux for limited resources
  • Removing blockers from teams
  • Data errors detection
  • Maintaining high quality standards
  • Etl performance optimization

Active Projects

  • Large-scale public sector project
  • Yocto
  • Mdm platform development
  • Buildroot
  • Zephyr
  • Infrastructure system and network evolution
  • E-commerce platform for luxury event and motorsport booking
  • Transforming business processes for a major tertiary sector client
  • Odoo business application project
  • Deploying odoo modules for finance, sales, hr, marketing

Hiring Activity

Steady150 roles · 45 in 30d

Department

Engineering
72
Data
24
Sales
21
Product
15
Ops
4
Support
3
Consulting
2
Design
2

Seniority

Senior
72
Mid
42
Lead
17
Intern
8
Manager
6
Junior
3
Director
1

Notable leadership hires: Tech Lead, Embedded Software Lead, Tech Lead Java, Marketing Director

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About Smile

Smile delivers digital transformation services across e-commerce, business applications (Odoo), embedded systems, IoT, and infrastructure. The firm operates through six specialized brands, each focused on distinct market segments: design, open-source platforms, e-commerce, embedded systems, and infrastructure. Projects span large public-sector programs, energy sector work, luxury event/motorsport booking platforms, and business application deployments across finance, HR, and sales functions. Headquartered in Asnières-sur-Seine with operations in Belgium, France, Morocco, and Switzerland, the company serves mid-market to enterprise clients requiring both strategic technology recommendations and hands-on implementation.

HeadquartersAsnières sur seine, Ile de France
Company Size1,001–5,000 employees
Founded1991
Hiring MarketsBelgium, France, Morocco, Switzerland

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Smile's tech stack?

Smile uses Odoo for business applications, Adobe/Figma/Sketch for design, Jira/Confluence for collaboration, and embedded stacks (Yocto, Buildroot, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Qt/QML). Development spans Python, Java/Spring Boot, C/C++, and Bash. They're adopting LLaMA, Mistral, and OpenAI.

Where does Smile operate?

Smile is headquartered in Asnières-sur-Seine, France, with 2,000+ employees across 9 European countries. Active hiring locations include France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Morocco.

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