I am a backend-focused software developer with 6+ years of experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems. I'm hands-on with cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP, including AI and ML integrations such as Vertex AI, SageMaker, LLM workflows, and RAG pipelines. I design robust backend services, microservices, and data pipelines, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into reliable software. I work across the full backend stack, from API design to DevOps and CI/CD. I pick up new languages and tools quickly and focus on getting the fundamentals right, delivering maintainable code, strong test coverage, and scalable architectures, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Can Berk Sürmeli

I am a backend-focused software developer with 6+ years of experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems. I'm hands-on with cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP, including AI and ML integrations such as Vertex AI, SageMaker, LLM workflows, and RAG pipelines. I design robust backend services, microservices, and data pipelines, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into reliable software. I work across the full backend stack, from API design to DevOps and CI/CD. I pick up new languages and tools quickly and focus on getting the fundamentals right, delivering maintainable code, strong test coverage, and scalable architectures, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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I am a backend-focused software developer with 6+ years of experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems. I’m hands-on with cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP, including AI and ML integrations such as Vertex AI, SageMaker, LLM workflows, and RAG pipelines. I design robust backend services, microservices, and data pipelines, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into reliable software.

I work across the full backend stack, from API design to DevOps and CI/CD. I pick up new languages and tools quickly and focus on getting the fundamentals right, delivering maintainable code, strong test coverage, and scalable architectures, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Language

English
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Turkish
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German
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience

Full Stack Engineer at Via Scientific, Inc. (Viafoundry)
August 1, 2023 - Present
Led backend migration from a legacy PHP system to a modern Node/TypeScript architecture, improving maintainability, performance, and scalability of the platform. Developed and maintained the core pipeline execution engine built on Nextflow, supporting 50+ ready-to-use and 1,000+ customer-generated bioinformatics pipelines on GCP Batch and AWS Batch. Designed robust backend services and RESTful APIs in TypeScript (Node.js/Express/WebSocket), enabling pipeline management, user workflows, and system integrations. Built Python scripts for AI/ML data processing and model integration pipelines. Integrated with Google Vertex AI and AWS SageMaker for synchronous and asynchronous model inference and batch predictions. Deployed AWS Lambda functions for event-driven triggers and serverless preprocessing tasks; used RDS and DynamoDB for data storage. Implemented LLM-enabled chat via Model Context Protocol (MCP) and RAG pipelines for context-aware AI interactions. Containerized apps with Docker and
Backend / DevOps Developer at Armon Technology Inc.
July 1, 2019 - August 1, 2023
Led migration from a monolithic architecture to microservices, developing and maintaining scalable Node.js backend services. Built and maintained Python-based microservices using FastAPI and Flask for internal service communication. Optimized CPU-intensive processes with child processes and worker threads to reduce processing time. Managed PostgreSQL databases with replication, failover, and automated backups via pgBackRest. Implemented Redis caching and RabbitMQ for inter-service communication; containerized services with Docker and established CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps. Supported a platform serving 500,000+ users (50,000+ MAU) through optimized scaling strategies.

Education

Bachelor of Science at Hacettepe University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Education