I am an experienced full-stack developer with over 15 years of building scalable web and mobile products. I specialize in Laravel, React, and Node.js, combining technical expertise with product thinking and team leadership to deliver maintainable, high-performance solutions. Throughout my career, I have founded and led digital product agencies, collaborated with international brands, and contributed to various sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and real estate. I am passionate about delivering business-aligned software solutions that meet user and stakeholder needs.

Jay Ugur Aydogdu

I am an experienced full-stack developer with over 15 years of building scalable web and mobile products. I specialize in Laravel, React, and Node.js, combining technical expertise with product thinking and team leadership to deliver maintainable, high-performance solutions. Throughout my career, I have founded and led digital product agencies, collaborated with international brands, and contributed to various sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and real estate. I am passionate about delivering business-aligned software solutions that meet user and stakeholder needs.

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I am an experienced full-stack developer with over 15 years of building scalable web and mobile products. I specialize in Laravel, React, and Node.js, combining technical expertise with product thinking and team leadership to deliver maintainable, high-performance solutions.

Throughout my career, I have founded and led digital product agencies, collaborated with international brands, and contributed to various sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and real estate. I am passionate about delivering business-aligned software solutions that meet user and stakeholder needs.

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Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder at Epigra
September 1, 2009 - Present
Founded and led a multidisciplinary digital product agency delivering scalable software solutions for clients in healthcare, real estate, education, and finance. Provided technical leadership, architectural design, and product strategy from MVP to enterprise scale. Delivered over 100 projects, collaborated with global brands like 3M, PlayStation, and Coldwell Banker. Directed cross-functional teams up to 15 members and drove digital transformation initiatives.
Lead PHP Developer (Contract) at University of East Anglia
August 1, 2024 - September 2, 2025
Led modernization of the WAVE platform by migrating from Liferay to a Laravel and React-based stack. Delivered scalable architecture aligned with institutional needs that improved performance, maintainability, and user experience. Led a small development team and collaborated with university stakeholders to align system features with academic goals. Technologies used included Laravel, Vapor, Redis, S3, Storyblok, Next.js, and React.
Interim CTO at Urban Active
December 1, 2023 - September 2, 2025
Owned full product lifecycle of a cross-platform fitness app from concept to launch. Led product strategy, UX design, architecture, development, and integrations. Built and maintained Laravel backend supporting user authentication, subscription billing, and API services. Defined technical roadmap, managed infrastructure, and led cross-functional development teams.
Co-Founder & Product Engineer at Partymag
December 1, 2023 - September 2, 2025
Led product development of a mobile-first platform for discovering parties and events. Designed UI/UX and built native mobile apps alongside a Laravel backend. Managed feature planning and MVP scoping, integrating real-time event discovery and personalized recommendations. Received equity for technical leadership and product impact.
Full Stack Developer at Izmir University of Economics
December 1, 2009 - September 2, 2025
Contributed to development of OASIS (Organizational & Administrative Student Information System). Supported design and implementation of key features used by students and staff, working across multiple project phases.
UI Developer at Stratek
December 1, 2008 - September 2, 2025
Designed and redeveloped websites focusing on clean UI and user-friendly navigation. Delivered custom CMS solutions and performed full-stack development, including database schema design and admin panel creation.

Education

Bachelore Software Engineering at Izmir University of Economics
September 1, 2005 - June 1, 2009

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Real Estate & Construction, Software & Internet