Senior Full-Stack Developer | .NET & React Specialist Senior software developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade applications for high-traffic platforms in fintech, betting, and enterprise software. Specialized in .NET / .NET Core, C#, and React, with strong hands-on expertise in microservices architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern frontend engineering (TypeScript, Redux, Angular). Over my career I've developed .NET Core microservice APIs serving millions of users, built service-based UI components with React, and led performance and architecture decisions for enterprise systems (Salesforce integrations, MongoDB data models, Redis caching, RabbitMQ messaging). Comfortable working across the full stack — from database design to CI/CD pipelines — and experienced collaborating with distributed, international teams. I'm now working as an independent contractor, fully remote, based in Istanbul, Turkey, and available to bill/invoice as a freelancer for clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I bring strong communication skills, reliability, and a track record of shipping clean, maintainable code in agile environments. Core stack: C#, .NET / .NET Core, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, MongoDB, SQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Git, CI/CD.

Burak Erkan Akar

Senior Full-Stack Developer | .NET & React Specialist Senior software developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade applications for high-traffic platforms in fintech, betting, and enterprise software. Specialized in .NET / .NET Core, C#, and React, with strong hands-on expertise in microservices architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern frontend engineering (TypeScript, Redux, Angular). Over my career I've developed .NET Core microservice APIs serving millions of users, built service-based UI components with React, and led performance and architecture decisions for enterprise systems (Salesforce integrations, MongoDB data models, Redis caching, RabbitMQ messaging). Comfortable working across the full stack — from database design to CI/CD pipelines — and experienced collaborating with distributed, international teams. I'm now working as an independent contractor, fully remote, based in Istanbul, Turkey, and available to bill/invoice as a freelancer for clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I bring strong communication skills, reliability, and a track record of shipping clean, maintainable code in agile environments. Core stack: C#, .NET / .NET Core, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, MongoDB, SQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Git, CI/CD.

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Senior Full-Stack Developer | .NET & React Specialist
Senior software developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade applications for high-traffic platforms in fintech, betting, and enterprise software. Specialized in .NET / .NET Core, C#, and React, with strong hands-on expertise in microservices architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern frontend engineering (TypeScript, Redux, Angular).
Over my career I’ve developed .NET Core microservice APIs serving millions of users, built service-based UI components with React, and led performance and architecture decisions for enterprise systems (Salesforce integrations, MongoDB data models, Redis caching, RabbitMQ messaging). Comfortable working across the full stack — from database design to CI/CD pipelines — and experienced collaborating with distributed, international teams.
I’m now working as an independent contractor, fully remote, based in Istanbul, Turkey, and available to bill/invoice as a freelancer for clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. I bring strong communication skills, reliability, and a track record of shipping clean, maintainable code in agile environments.
Core stack: C#, .NET / .NET Core, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, MongoDB, SQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Git, CI/CD.

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Experience Level

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Intermediate

Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Software Developer at Upgrade/Altify (USA – Ireland) | Unspecified company name
April 2, 2022 - Present
Worked on maintenance and development of modules built on Salesforce. Contributed to performance optimizations and technical architecture decision-making. Developed integration-focused .NET microservices and built service-based UI components with React for system interactions. Containerized and managed services using Docker and Kubernetes.
Senior Software Developer at Nesine.com (Turkey)
December 11, 2018 - February 4, 2022
Developed .NET Core microservice-based APIs for a high-traffic betting platform serving millions of users. Implemented user-friendly interfaces using React. Structured flexible data models with MongoDB for high-performance data management. Containerized applications with Docker and performed scalable deployments on Kubernetes. Contributed to CI/CD pipelines to reduce technical debt and prevent production issues.
Software Developer at Enka Systems (Turkey)
April 3, 2017 - October 5, 2018
Performed full-stack development for ongoing maintenance of custom software for ENKA Group companies and marketing/sales activities. Participated in 8 out of 9 projects, mainly improving the EDM S (Enka Document Management System) and fixing bugs in existing releases. Developed a new BIM (Building Information Modeling) module by integrating open-source BIMserver and BimSurfer projects into EDM S and contributed to the BimSurfer GitHub project.
Software Developer at Profe Informatik/Information Systems (Turkey)
July 12, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Contributed to projects covering all software needs of PepsiCo Turkey and Russia. Worked across system development, improvement, implementation, and deployment stages for business processes.

Education

Master’s Degree at City University London (Computer Games Technology)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Bachelor’s Degree at Fatih University (Computer Engineering)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2015
at Haydarpasa Technical Schools (Computer Programming)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - July 28, 2026
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
January 11, 2030 - July 28, 2026
IELTS 6.5
January 1, 2015 - July 28, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Financial Services, Gaming