Hey, I’m Jean
I lead engineers by day and ship products by night.
I am a Head of Engineering, an entrepreneur, and the owner of Tosh Labs, the studio behind Pausr, Pulsr, and Epistle. I turn fuzzy ideas into software that people actually use.
Head of Engineering
Founder, Tosh Labs
01 About
Engineering leader with a founder’s itch.
I have spent the past 12 years building and leading engineering teams, and I never stopped shipping. In that time I have worked for brands like Herschel, Bell, Article, Gamersupps, and iFit, either directly on their teams or on projects delivered for them. Today I lead engineering by day and run Tosh Labs, my product studio, where ideas become production software in weeks instead of quarters.
Everything I build shares one conviction: software should respect people’s time. Pausr helps teams actually take their vacation. Pulsr removes the busywork from engineering management. Epistle carves out a daily moment of quiet. They are different products built on the same belief.
- 3 Products live & growing
- 1 Product studio, Tosh Labs
- 12+ Years building software
02 Products
Things I’ve shipped.
Pausr
Pausr is time-off management built for engineering teams. It handles PTO requests, one-click approvals, capacity planning, and freeze periods for release weeks, all without the bloat of traditional HR software.
usepausr.com →Pulsr
Pulsr gives engineering managers one place to run their team. It brings standups, one-on-ones, cycle tracking, and team health insights into a single dashboard that connects directly to the work in Linear.
usepulsr.com →Epistle
Epistle is a daily encounter with Scripture. It is a quiet, focused mobile app that turns daily reading into a lasting habit, with no feeds and no noise. It is just the text and you.
joinepistle.com →03 The studio
Tosh Labs.
Tosh Labs is my product engineering studio, and it takes ideas from first concept to scalable product. We partner with startups to validate concepts, ship production-ready software, and scale what works. We are not a vendor; we are an invested partner that asks the hard questions.
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Prototype sprints
We validate your concept in two to four weeks.
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Production MVPs
We deliver market-ready software in four to ten weeks.
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Scale & architecture
We take on performance, reliability, and systems work.
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Fractional CTO
We provide part-time technical leadership with full-time care.
04 Contact
Let’s build something.
Whether you have a product idea, an engineering problem, or just want to say hello, my inbox is always open.
jm.pouabou@gmail.com