Hi, I’m Enes Faruk Meniz. I’m a software engineer and team lead based in Istanbul, Turkey, with over 14 years of experience building scalable back-end systems and leading cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about reliable architectures (99.99% uptime), mentoring engineers, and turning business needs into clean, maintainable code. I value knowledge sharing and collaboration, and I’m excited to explore new challenges.

Enes Faruk Meniz

Hi, I’m Enes Faruk Meniz. I’m a software engineer and team lead based in Istanbul, Turkey, with over 14 years of experience building scalable back-end systems and leading cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about reliable architectures (99.99% uptime), mentoring engineers, and turning business needs into clean, maintainable code. I value knowledge sharing and collaboration, and I’m excited to explore new challenges.

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Hi, I’m Enes Faruk Meniz. I’m a software engineer and team lead based in Istanbul, Turkey, with over 14 years of experience building scalable back-end systems and leading cross-functional teams.

I’m passionate about reliable architectures (99.99% uptime), mentoring engineers, and turning business needs into clean, maintainable code. I value knowledge sharing and collaboration, and I’m excited to explore new challenges.

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Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
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Work Experience

Staff Software Engineer & Team Lead at Invent Analytics
February 11, 2019 - February 28, 2025
Designed and implemented a scalable UI application framework for inventory and pricing management, enabling large-scale data visualization, parameter configuration, and reporting using React, Node.js, microservices, and multiple SQL/NoSQL databases. Integrated AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cognito, EventBridge) and evaluated Azure for specific use cases to improve infrastructure, performance, and scalability. Led a team of 20 developers in a 26-person department, establishing code review standards, mentorship, and delivery management. Drove DevOps practices, CI/CD, and lifecycle management; maintained detailed documentation and backlog prioritization. Fostered a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration with Product, DevOps, and Design teams; achieved 99.99% uptime and reduced incident response time by 50%.
Senior Software Engineer at Telenity
October 3, 2016 - January 11, 2019
Contributed to telecom infrastructure products handling over 20,000 requests per second. Built backend services with MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Java, and Spring Framework; implemented core backend functionalities and optimized database queries, reducing response times and improving overall system throughput.
Full Stack Developer at Kartaca
August 11, 2014 - July 29, 2016
Developed multiple high-profile projects, including Hopi (loyalty program) and Fizzy (music streaming service). Led the development of Karbus, an internal time-tracking tool consolidating employees’ working hours via office entry data, streamlining overtime, leave management, and month-end payroll processing.
Full Stack Developer at Mobim
July 11, 2011 - July 25, 2014
Developed and optimized back-end and front-end components using MySQL, Java, PHP, and Ext.js to build robust and scalable applications. Executed comprehensive testing and maintained server and database infrastructure, ensuring 99.9% application availability and data integrity. Managed end-to-end development lifecycle of after-sales service applications, delivering reliable solutions that enhanced customer support processes and reduced issue resolution times.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at Istanbul Technical University
September 1, 2008 - June 28, 2013

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Other, Retail