Alex Popov
Co-Founder, CTO at GuestMe
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Popov is a seasoned CTO and co-founder with 17 years of deep expertise in network and system programming, specializing in Linux, DPDK, SDN and TCP/IP. Based in Barcelona, he has led engineering divisions and shipped production-grade network OS and simulator cloud platforms for whitebox switches and autonomous vehicle testing. He combines hands-on low-level packet dataplane work with cloud-scale architecture and product integration—most recently building NETERIAL while continuing senior engineering work at GuestMe. His background includes leading SwitchOS development at Brain4Net and architecting distributed simulation at Sber Automotive Technologies, showing a rare blend of networking, systems and large-scale distributed design. Alex holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Moscow Aviation Institute and often bridges research-grade system thinking with pragmatic product delivery. Colleagues note his knack for turning complex protocol and performance constraints into maintainable, production-ready systems.
17 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
Russian, English
Github Skills (16)
low-level10
benchmark10
microbenchmark9
benchmarking9
bazel-rules9
cpp9
performance-analysis8
bazel8
networking6
linux5
monitoring5
java4
bpf3
bcc3
jabber3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alexgpg/wijet
Apr 2009 - May 2011
Contributions:58 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 2 months
javajabberjabber-clientweb-interface
alexgpg/alexgpg.github.io
Apr 2015 - Dec 2024
Contributions:21 pushes, 3 branches in 9 years 10 months
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