Oct 2024 – Feb 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos · Remote

• As a Senior Staff Engineer at project44, I have been at the forefront of driving technical excellence and delivering impactful solutions across the organization. Over the past two years, I have led the design and execution of critical projects for six product teams, ensuring alignment with business goals while maintaining a high bar for scalability and performance.
• In addition to guiding product teams, I spearheaded company-wide deprecation and migration efforts for two legacy systems. These initiatives required strategic planning, cross-team collaboration, and a focus on minimizing disruption while modernizing the technical foundation.
• Recognizing opportunities to streamline operations and enhance efficiency, I led the creation of a new platform team dedicated to common search requirements. By advocating for this investment and presenting a compelling vision, I secured leadership buy-in to replace an ad-hoc system with a scalable platform solution that serves the needs of all teams.

Feb 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

Sep 2018 – Feb 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

• Led the Earner Payments System, responsible for ensuring seamless payouts to millions of drivers and restaurants globally. Tackled the challenge of managing country-specific payment rules while maintaining a unified software architecture. Spearheaded the migration and deprecation of the monolithic payment system, which enhanced scalability and flexibility. This role sharpened my program management skills and strengthened my ability to collaborate across dozens of teams to drive complex initiatives to completion.

Sep 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs

• Co-founded a software house specializing in solutions for Turkey’s largest telecom operators and e-commerce companies. I collaborated closely with clients to gather requirements, translating them into product requirement documents for our development team, effectively bridging customer needs with technical execution. Leveraging our expertise in rule engines and event processing, we developed a marketing campaign automation tool and a fraud detection tool, designed to address industry-specific challenges.

Sep 2011 – Sep 2015 · 4 yrs

• Joined as the third developer in a startup building an event processing tool for telecom, banking, and e-commerce industries. My role balanced hands-on coding with client-facing responsibilities, conducting live POCs and delivering implementations under high pressure. I gained deep skills in customer expectation management, project management, and sales. I frequently engaged in commercial conversations as a technical representative, working closely with customers to understand their needs, recommend optimal solutions, and ensure successful outcomes.

Sep 2009 – Sep 2011 · 2 yrs

• Started in flight software testing, adhering to the DO178B standard, where I gained a strong foundation in software testing—skills that have supported me throughout my career. I then transitioned to the development team, working on core libraries for embedded flight software. This role provided hands-on experience in embedded software, particularly in writing memory-efficient code essential for high-stakes, resource-constrained environments.

Sep 2007 – Sep 2009 · 2 yrs

• Worked on a nationally funded project to transition university networks to IPv6. I implemented a honeypot for IPv6 networks, which strengthened my expertise in network security. This role involved studying a broad range of network-related RFCs, giving me a solid foundation in networking protocols and best practices.