Berkay Akar

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Language

English
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German
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Work Experience

Full-Stack Engineer at Rakamon
March 1, 2025 - Present
Architected and developed an across-platform food-ordering application, ensuring seamless functionality across web and mobile platforms using C# .NET Core, Node.js, React, Next.js, Flutter, and React Native. Implemented real-time geolocation services and advanced map integrations (Google Maps API, Mapbox SDK, OpenStreetMap) for live tracking and location-aware operations. Built customer-facing UIs and admin dashboards with an API-driven architecture, efficient state management, and scalable performance optimization.
Full-Stack Engineer at Rakamon
March 1, 2025 - Present
Architected and developed a cross-platform food-ordering application; led backend modernization for Kit Up (3M+ users); contributed to multiple AI-driven mobile applications (Bob Art, Flux AI Avatar & Headshots, Decor AI, Catwalk AI, AI Video Generator by Coen AI / Clips AI). Built scalable backends, real-time APIs, and microservices (Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Prisma, AWS, GCP). Implemented modern UIs and admin dashboards (React, Vue, Next.js, Material UI, Tailwind). Implemented real-time geolocation features using Google Maps API, Mapbox SDK, and OpenStreetMap for live tracking and location-aware operations. Set up CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments, and monitoring; led cross-functional teams to ensure API-driven architecture and high performance.
Backend Modernization Lead at Kit Up
March 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Led backend modernization for Kit Up (3M+ users) and contributed to AI-driven mobile applications (Bob Art, Flux AI Avatar & Headshots, Decor AI, Catwalk AI, AI Video Generator by Coen AI / Clips AI). Built scalable backends, real-time APIs, and microservices (Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Prisma, AWS, GCP). Implemented modern UI dashboards (React, Vue, Next.js, Material-UI, Tailwind CSS) and maintained CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools.

Education

Software Engineering at Izmir University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
Software Engineering (Full Scholarship) at Yaşar University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
Software Engineering at Yaşar University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
Software Engineering at İzmir University
June 1, 2023 - March 1, 2025

Qualifications

Software Engineering (Full Scholarship)
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2024
GPA 2.6 (Full Scholarship)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment