I’m a senior full-stack engineer based in Istanbul with 5+ years of hands-on experience building high-reliability systems for fintech, real-time trading, and marketplace platforms. I’ve shipped real-time trading and web products serving millions of end users, partnering across teams and frameworks (React, Angular/Vue, TypeScript) while implementing robust backend services with Node.js and API integrations. I enjoy working on systems that require both performance and correctness—real-time data pipelines (WebSockets), secure auth and RBAC, idempotent event processing, and payment/webhook flows. In recent work, I’ve led end-to-end delivery of cross-platform mobile/commerce experiences, integrated multiple third-party APIs, set up CI/CD, and used AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude while keeping security-critical logic carefully reviewed.…

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I’m a senior full-stack engineer based in Istanbul with 5+ years of hands-on experience building high-reliability systems for fintech, real-time trading, and marketplace platforms. I’ve shipped real-time trading and web products serving millions of end users, partnering across teams and frameworks (React, Angular/Vue, TypeScript) while implementing robust backend services with Node.js and API integrations. I enjoy working on systems that require both performance and correctness—real-time data pipelines (WebSockets), secure auth and RBAC, idempotent event processing, and payment/webhook flows. In recent work, I’ve led end-to-end delivery of cross-platform mobile/commerce experiences, integrated multiple third-party APIs, set up CI/CD, and used AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude while keeping security-critical logic carefully reviewed.…

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I’m a senior full-stack engineer based in Istanbul with 5+ years of hands-on experience building high-reliability systems for fintech, real-time trading, and marketplace platforms. I’ve shipped real-time trading and web products serving millions of end users, partnering across teams and frameworks (React, Angular/Vue, TypeScript) while implementing robust backend services with Node.js and API integrations.

I enjoy working on systems that require both performance and correctness—real-time data pipelines (WebSockets), secure auth and RBAC, idempotent event processing, and payment/webhook flows. In recent work, I’ve led end-to-end delivery of cross-platform mobile/commerce experiences, integrated multiple third-party APIs, set up CI/CD, and used AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude while keeping security-critical logic carefully reviewed.

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Language

Turkish
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English
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Work Experience

Co-Founder & Full-Stack Engineer at Sunchronize
August 6, 2025 - Present
Architected and shipped an end-to-end cross-platform Flutter marketplace (iOS & Android) from zero to App Store / Google Play, connecting solar panel owners with cleaning service companies across the full job lifecycle. Integrated multiple solar inverter vendor APIs (e.g., SolarEdge, Fronius, Enphase, Huawei) behind a canonical metrics data model keyed by vendor plant identifiers, accommodating different auth models (API key, OAuth, session-based). Built a dual-rail payment system using StoreKit + RevenueCat for iOS and Paddle for Android/Web/physical services, with a backend source of truth for entitlements via 40+ Firebase Cloud Functions. Implemented location-based discovery using Google Maps SDK and Places API, and push notifications using Firebase Cloud Messaging. Established CI/CD via GitLab CI and Firebase CLI, with backend services using TypeScript/Node.js. Led App Store review navigation and restructured payment architecture to separate digital goods from physical services, r
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Forinvest Yazılım ve Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.Ş.
March 1, 2020 - May 1, 2025
Contributed as part of a 10+ engineer team to a large-scale trading platform serving 20+ banks and institutional profiles, working across React and Angular front-ends. Served as sole front-end developer on a major migration project for Turkey’s largest bank, coordinating development, fixes, and deployments across internal and external teams. Built next-generation trading platform modules for Athens Stock Exchange and London Metal Exchange in a 3-developer team using Vue.js/Nuxt.js and TypeScript; solved customizable UI requirements and network/performance bottlenecks, and integrated authentication, payment plans, and back-office systems. Worked closely with back-office Product Owner and coordinated cross-border integration flows spanning Turkey, Greece, and the UK. Built a React Native trading app for a partner bank on top of an existing platform, reusing backend services and UI components. Led technical direction for the Foreign Investment News Center, owning stack decisions and ma
Frontend Engineer at Octabase Blockchain Labs
February 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Designed and built a Vue.js/Vuex admin dashboard for managing public/private cryptographic keys via the Octabase REST API. Implemented data persistence with MongoDB Atlas and containerized the application with Docker for streamlined deployments, contributing to early-stage blockchain startup development.

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering at İstanbul Bilgi University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Bioengineering Dual-Diploma Program at IT University / Montana State University
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2015
B.S. in Computer Engineering at İstanbul Bilgi University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Bioengineering Dual Degree Program at ITÜ / Montana State University
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
June 5, 2024 - September 23, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 1, 2020 - September 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Energy & Utilities, Media & Entertainment, Gaming