From a Career Change to Senior Power Platform Developer: Valentina Gerginova’s Journey in IT

Valentina Gerginova – Senior Power Platform Developer at MY Synergy March 8, 2026

Building a career in technology does not always start with a technical background. For Valentina Gerginova, Senior Power Platform Developer at MY Synergy, it started with the decision to step into a completely new field and the determination to keep learning.

Featured in TECH.BG’s Women in IT series, Valentina shares her journey from working as a kindergarten teacher to discovering programming, joining MY Synergy as a junior specialist, and developing her career in technology.

“I jumped into IT with no experience, but with a strong desire to grow.”

Valentina Gerginova, Senior Power Platform Developer

Today, Valentina is part of the MY Synergy development team, working on digital solutions for healthcare organizations. What motivates her is not technology alone, but the value that these solutions can bring to the people who use them.

“I am motivated by the solutions we provide and the value they bring.”

Valentina Gerginova, Senior Power Platform Developer

Her story also highlights an important part of working in technology – learning never really stops. With technologies evolving rapidly, Valentina sees colleagues, managers, and real projects as some of the most valuable sources of professional development.

“In IT, learning is a process that never stops.”

Valentina Gerginova, Senior Power Platform Developer

From changing careers to becoming a Senior Power Platform Developer, Valentina’s experience demonstrates how curiosity, continuous learning, and the willingness to take on something completely new can shape a professional journey.

In the full interview, she also talks about being a woman in IT, her experience at MY Synergy, balancing her career and motherhood, and why she believes moving into technology was one of the best decisions she has made.

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