I'm a senior Python and full-stack developer with 7+ years of experience across global teams. I focus on building robust backend services, APIs, and data tooling, with a strong emphasis on clean code, testing, and scalable design. I thrive in diverse domains such as finance, travel, cybersecurity, and AI-enabled applications, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software on time.

Alican Dönmez

I'm a senior Python and full-stack developer with 7+ years of experience across global teams. I focus on building robust backend services, APIs, and data tooling, with a strong emphasis on clean code, testing, and scalable design. I thrive in diverse domains such as finance, travel, cybersecurity, and AI-enabled applications, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software on time.

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I’m a senior Python and full-stack developer with 7+ years of experience across global teams. I focus on building robust backend services, APIs, and data tooling, with a strong emphasis on clean code, testing, and scalable design.

I thrive in diverse domains such as finance, travel, cybersecurity, and AI-enabled applications, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software on time.

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Language

English
Fluent
Turkish
Fluent
Polish
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Python Developer at HSBC
November 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025
Python development for automating the installation of products that bank clients will use on their servers. Wrote Jenkins Groovy pipelines and tested installations on Linux RHEL. Used Jira/Confluence; Git/GitHub for version control. Applied MyPy, Poetry, Ruff, PyTest, flake8, jedi, isort for code quality and testing.
Senior Python Developer at SNI
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
CRM system development for a recruitment/consulting company. Built and extended Django Admin interfaces, templates, ORM usage, and reporting via SQL. Responsible for end-to-end SDLC in testing and production deployment; frontend work with Vanilla JS.
Senior Python Developer/AWS Data Engineer at Concentrix
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Python development in email security domain. Technologies used include Python 3.11, PyTest, AsyncIO, Postgres, SQL, Jenkins, Microsoft Graph API, Docker, Kafka, Pandas; AWS services (Lambda, S3, Secrets Manager, Snowflake, Athena, RDS-Postgres, SQS, MSK); Agile/Scrum practices; unit/integration testing.
Python Developer at DISTRIBUTED
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Python development for airplane landing/take-off scheduling; microservices; Pandas; AWS (Lambda, Snowflake, DynamoDB, RDS-postgres, API Gateway, S3, etc.); Docker; REST API; testing; Agile/Scrum.
Senior Python Developer/AWS Data Engineer at NORDEA BANK
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Python development for loan/debt modelling; Oracle/SQL; Pandas/Numpy; Docker; Kubernetes; microservices; documentation and workflow diagrams; unit/integration testing.
Senior Python Developer/AWS Data Engineer at TUI Travel Agency
November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022
Python development on AWS (ECS, Lambda, SQS, S3, DynamoDB, EventBridge); Pandas; Docker; microservices; code reviews; best practices documentation; Agile/Scrum.
Senior Python Developer at Merck
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Backend development with Python, FastAPI, PyTest; Pandas; Postgres; microservices; AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, S3, Secrets Manager); Docker; documentation and cross-team coordination.
Fullstack Developer at Gamalon
November 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Backend development with Python/Starlette and Flask; Postgres; microservices; frontend with React.
Fullstack Developer at Solvency Analytics
February 1, 2020 - February 1, 2020
Fintech/finance development; new features, performance optimizations, bug fixes. Tech stack includes HTML/JS/React frontend and Python/Flask backend with Postgres; Docker; AWS (Lambda, S3, Step Functions, EventBridge, etc.).
Fullstack Developer Project at Yoga Website
December 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Personal and admin website development for a yoga instructor; backend with Flask and Postgres; frontend with HTML/CSS/JS.
Frontend Developer at FlexPat
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Frontend development for a traveling agency for remote workers; features, performance improvements, bug fixes; HTML/CSS/JS/jQuery.
Backend Developer Project at Facebook Chatbot
July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Facebook chatbot integrating Flask webhooks; IBM Watson Tone Analyser API for mood detection.
Senior Technical Support Engineer at Symantec
June 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Troubleshooting Symantec DLP issues; working with Oracle, Linux, Windows Server, Active Directory; TCP/IP networking knowledge.
Software Developer at IQVIA
June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
CRM system development; frontend Vanilla JS/AngularJS; backend with a company-specific language; Oracle SQL reports; collaboration with international clients.
Data Analyst at Accenture
March 1, 2017 - March 1, 2017
Data analysis to inform client decisions; utilization of JIRA; support across teams; collaboration with stakeholders.
Business Development Specialist at Sell Action/Cisco
May 1, 2015 - May 1, 2015
Lead generation and initial contact with Cisco partners; needs assessment for IT infrastructure solutions.

Education

CS50x / MITx: Introduction to Programming with Python at Harvard University / MITx
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CompTIA Security+ Certificate at CompTIA
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
Bachelor of Economics at Anadolu University
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CS50x at Harvard University
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
Introduction to Programming with Python (MITx) at MITx
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CompTIA Security+ Certificate at CompTIA
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
Bachelor of Economics at Anadolu University
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
Economics at Anadolu University
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

CompTIA Security+ Certificate
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CS50x / MITx: Introduction to Programming with Python
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CS50x Certificate
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
MITx Introduction to Programming with Python
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CompTIA Security+ Certificate
January 11, 2030 - October 28, 2025
CS50x certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
MITx Introduction to programming with Python
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
CompTIA Security+ Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality, Software & Internet, Life Sciences
    paper Facebook Moody ChatBot

    Facebook chatbot that understands the tone of the message(positive, negative,
    neutral).
    • Chatbot’s mood changes based on collected messages.
    • Technologies used:
    • Python/Flask framework
    • Facebook web-hooks
    • IBM Watson’s Tone Analyser API