Valentin Popescu
CEO, CTO & Co-Founder at Zalter
Flevoland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolValentin Popescu is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 11 years of professional experience, currently serving as CEO, CTO, and Co-Founder of Zalter, a company focused on security software, PAAS/SAAS offerings, and architecture consultancy. He has a deep background in systems and server architecture across C++, Node.js, MongoDB, and cloud (AWS/CloudFormation), having driven high-availability, encryption, and authentication products for clients from gaming and media to finance. Valentin's career includes senior architecture roles at Zalando, Deutsche Bank, Amadeus, Sky, and others, where he blended hands-on engineering with deployment automation and large-scale performance testing. Uncommonly, he pairs low-level C++ and VOIP experience with modern SSR React and distributed Node.js systems, enabling him to bridge legacy high-performance services and contemporary web architectures. Based in Flevoland, Netherlands, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a track record of turning complex, security-sensitive requirements into production-ready, scalable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Colegiul National Mircea cel Batran
English, Romanian, Dutch
Github Skills (72)
windows10
authentication10
firebase10
javascript10
linux10
js10
admin10
typescript10
rocket10
macos10
nodejs10
tailwind10
dotnet9
validation9
sdk9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
zalter-com/balaur
May 2021 - Jan 2025
Contributions:1 release, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
zalter-com/tarhon
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:1 review, 18 commits, 1 PR in 19 days
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