Topaz Turkenitz
Summary
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RockstarTopaz Turkenitz is a software leader and founder with 11 years of experience building full-stack and backend systems, now co-founding Vespper (YC F24) as CEO from Tel Aviv. He brings hands-on engineering roots from roles at Snyk and 99designs, where he built resilient backend services, GDPR-safe data-erasure tooling, and event-driven fraud pipelines using Go, GraphQL, and Typescript. Earlier work includes single-handedly shipping a React + MediaStream live video frontend for a VR streaming startup, demonstrating an ability to own end-to-end product surfaces under tight constraints. Comfortable across distributed systems, security-conscious operations, and product collaboration, he pairs technical depth with founder-level product focus. An Australian-educated engineer turned entrepreneur, he combines practical on-call experience and cross-functional delivery with a knack for translating complex requirements into reliable, user-facing systems.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (76)
security10
compiler10
vulnerabilities10
gatsby10
cli10
snyk10
npm-cli10
monitor10
static-site-generator10
gatsbyjs10
graphql10
react10
javascript9
devtools9
golden-layout9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
topaztee/JS-stack-resources
Feb 2016 - Jul 2022
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 5 months
topaztee/Google-flight-search-and-Booking-IOS-app
Aug 2016 - Jun 2022
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 years 10 months
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