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Benjamin Chastanier

Benjamin Chastanier

Staff Backend Software Engineer focused on cloud infrastructure automation

Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Joined May 2026
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Summary

Experienced backend engineer focused on cloud infrastructure automation and the Qovery Engine. He develops core engine components that interact with cloud providers and client clusters, implements features (for example Scaleway integration and a DNS manager), and improves production observability and error handling. qovery+1
Practical Rust advocate and contributor to tooling: involved in using Rust for performance- and footprint-sensitive parts of the stack (Qovery engine is Rust), and shares learnings about Rust in production contexts. serokell+1
Customer- and operations-oriented engineer who engages directly with users and community: regularly participates in Qovery community forum discussions to troubleshoot cluster/networking issues and communicates platform updates and fixes. qovery+1
Bridges technical and business perspectives: background includes an engineering degree plus a business-oriented master's degree and an early consulting role, giving him context to work across engineering and customer-facing domains. qovery

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Migrating from NGINX Ingress to Envoy Gateway (Gateway API): behind the scenes

February 1, 2026

A technical blog post describing Qovery's migration strategy from Kubernetes Ingress+NGINX to Gateway API+Envoy Gateway, rollout phases, constraints (no downtime), and reasons for choosing Envoy.

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Why You Should Use Docker Over Buildpacks

April 1, 2023

A Qovery engineering blog post discussing the tradeoffs between Buildpacks and Docker, explaining common buildpack issues and why Docker is recommended for more serious projects.

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Rust in Production: Qovery

August 1, 2021

An interview-style article about using Rust at Qovery, covering where Rust is used in the stack, tradeoffs, tooling, and advantages for low-footprint production deployment.

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Hobbies

Biking and exploring nearby areas (e.g., Fontainebleau forest). qovery

Working on coding side projects. github

Home-improvement projects and watching TV shows. qovery