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I am a Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 4+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading projects from conception to deployment. Currently at Insider (Istanbul), I have proven expertise in building robust backend services, optimizing system performance, and taking full ownership of technical initiatives—from pioneering WhatsApp and Instagram integrations that elevated the company to Meta Solutions Partner status, to developing a complete web crawling platform using modern microservices architecture. With a strong foundation in backend development (Java Spring Boot, NestJS, NodeJS) and frontend technologies (ReactJS), I excel at designing RESTful APIs, implementing event-driven architectures, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP. As a team lead managing 7 developers, I have demonstrated the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver measurable results—including a 30% reduction in AI response times and 10x decrease in cloud infrastructure costs. I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments where I can apply my problem-solving skills and technical versatility to create high-quality, maintainable solutions. I am eager to bring my full-stack capabilities, project ownership mindset, and collaborative approach to new challenges with U.S.-based clients.…I am a Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 4+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading projects from conception to deployment. Currently at Insider (Istanbul), I have proven expertise in building robust backend services, optimizing system performance, and taking full ownership of technical initiatives—from pioneering WhatsApp and Instagram integrations that elevated the company to Meta Solutions Partner status, to developing a complete web crawling platform using modern microservices architecture. With a strong foundation in backend development (Java Spring Boot, NestJS, NodeJS) and frontend technologies (ReactJS), I excel at designing RESTful APIs, implementing event-driven architectures, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP. As a team lead managing 7 developers, I have demonstrated the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver measurable results—including a 30% reduction in AI response times and 10x decrease in cloud infrastructure costs. I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments where I can apply my problem-solving skills and technical versatility to create high-quality, maintainable solutions. I am eager to bring my full-stack capabilities, project ownership mindset, and collaborative approach to new challenges with U.S.-based clients.

Taha Khurram

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I am a Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 4+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading projects from conception to deployment. Currently at Insider (Istanbul), I have proven expertise in building robust backend services, optimizing system performance, and taking full ownership of technical initiatives—from pioneering WhatsApp and Instagram integrations that elevated the company to Meta Solutions Partner status, to developing a complete web crawling platform using modern microservices architecture. With a strong foundation in backend development (Java Spring Boot, NestJS, NodeJS) and frontend technologies (ReactJS), I excel at designing RESTful APIs, implementing event-driven architectures, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP. As a team lead managing 7 developers, I have demonstrated the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver measurable results—including a 30% reduction in AI response times and 10x decrease in cloud infrastructure costs. I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments where I can apply my problem-solving skills and technical versatility to create high-quality, maintainable solutions. I am eager to bring my full-stack capabilities, project ownership mindset, and collaborative approach to new challenges with U.S.-based clients.…I am a Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 4+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading projects from conception to deployment. Currently at Insider (Istanbul), I have proven expertise in building robust backend services, optimizing system performance, and taking full ownership of technical initiatives—from pioneering WhatsApp and Instagram integrations that elevated the company to Meta Solutions Partner status, to developing a complete web crawling platform using modern microservices architecture. With a strong foundation in backend development (Java Spring Boot, NestJS, NodeJS) and frontend technologies (ReactJS), I excel at designing RESTful APIs, implementing event-driven architectures, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP. As a team lead managing 7 developers, I have demonstrated the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver measurable results—including a 30% reduction in AI response times and 10x decrease in cloud infrastructure costs. I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments where I can apply my problem-solving skills and technical versatility to create high-quality, maintainable solutions. I am eager to bring my full-stack capabilities, project ownership mindset, and collaborative approach to new challenges with U.S.-based clients.

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I am a Senior Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 4+ years of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading projects from conception to deployment. Currently at Insider (Istanbul), I have proven expertise in building robust backend services, optimizing system performance, and taking full ownership of technical initiatives—from pioneering WhatsApp and Instagram integrations that elevated the company to Meta Solutions Partner status, to developing a complete web crawling platform using modern microservices architecture.
With a strong foundation in backend development (Java Spring Boot, NestJS, NodeJS) and frontend technologies (ReactJS), I excel at designing RESTful APIs, implementing event-driven architectures, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP. As a team lead managing 7 developers, I have demonstrated the ability to work independently, communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver measurable results—including a 30% reduction in AI response times and 10x decrease in cloud infrastructure costs.
I thrive in remote, fast-paced environments where I can apply my problem-solving skills and technical versatility to create high-quality, maintainable solutions. I am eager to bring my full-stack capabilities, project ownership mindset, and collaborative approach to new challenges with U.S.-based clients.

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Senior Fullstack Developer | Team Lead at Insider

January 1, 2023 - November 4, 2025

Led a team of 7 developers in the Mind Behind department, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership. Planned projects, allocated resources, and prioritized tasks to ensure on-time delivery. As a team lead, improved codebase and reduced response time for conversational AI modules by 30% while lowering cost per request for clients and the company. Integrated new conversational AI analytics into the product, contributing to a 15% increase in revenue by addressing key customer demands. Optimized logging across microservices, reducing weekly logs from 150-170 million to 1.5-2 million per day, achieving a near 10x reduction in GC logging costs. Introduced graceful shutdown and event-driven architecture to the SDLC. Used RabbitMQ for inter-service communication. Built a monorepo to streamline the creation and development of a web crawling product, leveraging NestJS, TimescaleDB, Redis Queue, and RabbitMQ for performance and scalability. Pioneered integration of WhatsApp and Ins

Summer Intern at AirNet Information Security Services GmbH

September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020

Conducted research on Threat Actors and their techniques, tactics, and procedures and their relation to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Implemented 42 regex and event IDs to detect around 40 different Threat Actor tactics. Implemented STIX to express cybersecurity observations in a unified model.