# Valentin Chmara - Software Engineer

> Welcome to my website! I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for building innovative solutions. Explore my portfolio to see my work and get in touch.

## Blog

- [How I built a multi-agent AI content pipeline (with OpenAI Agents): smarter, faster, more strategic content creation](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/building-an-ai-content-team-automating-my-content-creation-with-multi-agent-systems.md): Discover how a multi-agent AI system—complete with profile, trend, ideation, planning, writing, and CCO review agents—revolutionized my weekly content workflow. Learn the business impact, the architecture, and why human oversight remains vital.
- [How AI tools doubled my delivery speed](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/building-opensource-gdpr-kyc-module-for-prestashop.md): How a client project became an open source PrestaShop KYC module, and how modern AI tools like OpenAI Codex, CodeRabbitAI, and MCPs helped me deliver faster and better.
- [Comparing modern JavaScript bundlers for Nuxt 3: Rspack, Vite, and Webpack](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/comparing-javascript-bundlers-vite-rspack-webpack-for-nuxt.md): An in-depth comparison of Rspack, Vite, and Webpack, exploring their performance, features, and use cases to help you choose the right tool for your project.
- [Solving interactive video popup challenges with WebAssembly and performance driven engineering](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/deep-dive-into-building-interactive-video-popup-saas-vendeo.md): A deep dive into the technical challenges of building an injected video popup SDK, achieving 10:1 compression ratios with WebAssembly and solving cross-domain communication with performance for optimal client satisfaction.
- [From Root-Me to SaaS builder - My journey into code, security and autonomy](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/from-root-me-to-saas-builder-my-journey-into-code-security-and-autonomy.md): At 16, I wanted to break into systems. Today, I build them. This is how a hacker mindset, a frustrating job, and a Python minesweeper led me to be self-employed.
- [How SupaCodeur got its first users - From internal tool to niche SaaS](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/how-supacodeur-got-its-first-users-from-internal-tool-to-niche-saas.md): I built SupaCodeur to solve my own frustrations with Codeur.com. Here's how I turned it into a real SaaS, got my first users, and what I learned along the way.
- [How you can earn money thanks to Open Source](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/how-you-can-earn-money-thanks-to-open-source.md): A personal journey through open-source contributions, bounties and real-world projects, how I improved my skills and got (not) paid along the way.
- [How Telegram-Finder hit 1,000+ users with €0 ads — and what a 3-week product setback taught us](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/telegram-finder-seo-case-study-1000-plus-users-zero-ads.md): From a real founder pain to 1,300 users on pure SEO. The playbook, the growth curve, and an honest look at the dip when we chose stability over rushing a fix.
- [The Mental Health Toll of Entrepreneurship - My 2025 Recap](https://valentinchmara.com/raw/blog/the-mental-health-toll-of-entrepreneurship-2025-recap.md): 2024 was my revenue record year, but it nearly broke me. 2025 was the revelation—building my own businesses despite the mental chaos. Here's my raw journey through burnout, near-quits, and finding purpose again.