My Journey
Learn more about my journey as a full-stack developer, my technical skills, and the principles that guide my work.
Work Experience
February 2022 - Present · 3 years
Roadith
Founder & Lead Developer / Full Time
Conceptualized and built a travel-based social media platform, integrating trip planning with user interaction. My work focused on creating a seamless user experience, from image optimization and feed generation to building an AI-driven recommendation system.
- Conceptualized and built a travel-based social media platform, integrating trip planning with user interaction, attracting 100+ users in 6 months.
- Implemented image optimization with imgproxy and AWS S3, reducing bandwidth by 40% and improving load times by 30%.
- Built a feed generation algorithm and implemented caching, reducing data retrieval time by 50%.
- Developed server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG) with Next.js, improving SEO and boosting organic traffic by 40%.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker, reducing deployment time by 40%.
- Implemented logging and monitoring systems with Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Prometheus for real-time performance and error tracking.
- Built an AI-driven recommendation system for personalized travel suggestions based on past user activity.
Roadith & Roadith Maps
A platform for travelers to share and discover road trip experiences.
- Next.js
React
Tailwind CSS
Redis
MongoDB
Elasticsearch
Node.js
Docker
TypeScript
Jest
Playwright
February 2020 - February 2022 · 2 years
Nevitech
Full Stack Engineer / Full Time
As a Full Stack Engineer, I was responsible for both front-end and back-end development. I managed a team of interns and junior developers, migrated a WordPress site to Angular, and applied data preprocessing techniques for machine learning models.
- Applied data preprocessing, including cleaning, normalization, NLP (SpaCy), feature extraction, and model evaluation with scikit-learn for optimal modeling.
- Managed a team of 4 interns and junior developers, providing mentorship and guidance.
- Migrated a WordPress site to Angular, improving performance and user experience.
Angular
MySQL
Scikit-learn
Python
Docker
TypeScript
January 2020 - February 2020 · 1 month
Nevitech
Intern Mobile Developer / Full Time
During my internship, I contributed to the development of mobile applications, gaining hands-on experience with mobile development frameworks and collaborating with the engineering team on various projects.
Flutter
Swift
Android Studio
Jun 2019 - July 2019 · 1 month
Intertech Information and Marketing Inc.
Intern Software Developer / Full Time
As a software developer intern, I worked on enterprise-level software solutions, focusing on backend development and database management. This experience provided valuable insights into the software development lifecycle in a corporate environment.
JavaScript
C#
React
Education
2014 - 2020 · 5 years
Gebze Technical University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (English) / Kocaeli, Turkey
Graduation Project:
‘Object Detection and Pose Estimation Using CAD Models for AR Tracking’
conducted research on pose estimation using CAD models and synthetic data, achieving significant improvements in inference speed and accuracy.
- Organized an award-winning cryptology competition as the president of the GTU Cryptology Club in 2018.