Summary
Gintaras Valatka is an experienced web developer and entrepreneur with over 13 years building LAMP-based systems, PHP backends, and bespoke integrations for media and consumer platforms. As owner and CTO of iShopping Ltd he combines hands-on engineering with product-minded leadership, previously delivering social integrations and OAuth work for Virgin Media’s TiVo apps. He has a strong background in video production and post-production systems, having architected archival and casting databases and produced broadcast-ready streams for the Lithuanian community in the UK. Calm, reflective and detail-oriented, he excels at translating user needs into maintainable code and tasteful designs. Comfortable across server, database and client-side layers, he also brings practical systems engineering experience from maintaining Linux infrastructure and editing suites. He’s as comfortable troubleshooting hardware and broadcast equipment as he is implementing API-driven social mashups, a blend that supports both creative and technical projects.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
First Certificate, English; Advanced English, First Certificate, English; Advanced English at Metropole College
Higher School equivalent to A-level studies
Computer hadware, Computer hadware at Vilnius college of higher education
Secondary School