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Murat Doğu

Verified Expert in Engineering

iOS Developer

Istanbul, Turkey

Toptal member since June 8, 2021

Expertise

Xcode MacOS iOS Git Swift RxSwift Agile Development Java Objective-C Jira

Bio

Murat is an experienced software engineer with a proven track record of delivering mobile applications for a wide range of industries covering banking, eCommerce, retail, and airlines. Murat started out his development career building apps for iOS with Objective-C and then he transitioned to Swift. Murat's technical expertise lies in developing apps for the iOS platform; however, he also excels at writing code for the back end and database and with Java and PL/SQL development.

Portfolio

Dating App Company (via Toptal)

Swift, RxSwift, UIKit, Jira

Digital Asset Tracking Company (via Toptal)

SwiftUI, Combine, Swift

BNP Paribas

iOS, Java, PL/SQL, IntelliJ IDEA, TeamCity, YouTrack, Swift, UIKit, Git...

Experience

Xcode - 7 years
iOS - 7 years
Agile - 7 years
UIKit - 7 years
Swift - 5 years
SwiftUI - 2 years
RxSwift - 2 years
Combine - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Xcode, MacOS, JetBrains

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on was the CEPTETEB app: a banking app for the first digital-only bank in Turkey.

Work Experience

iOS Developer

2021 - 2022

Dating App Company (via Toptal)

Implemented major UI changes relating to the core mechanics of the app.
Worked closely with other team members on design, implementation, and QA-related issues.
Helped the client with performance and memory-related issues.

Technologies: Swift, RxSwift, UIKit, Jira

iOS Developer

2021 - 2021

Digital Asset Tracking Company (via Toptal)

Developed walkthrough pages for the app shown, both when onboarding and in the app's help section, detailing every functionality.
Implemented adaptive design conforming to both iOS and iPad environments.
Cooperated closely with business owners on design/implementation details.

Technologies: SwiftUI, Combine, Swift

iOS Developer

2016 - 2021

BNP Paribas

Worked on the CEPTETEB app, the first digital-only banking app in Turkey; built core features (account list and money transfer) and contributed to the development of base modules, UI-component libraries, and app architecture.
Developed the core features, base modules, and UI libraries for the CEPTETEB İşte app: a mobile banking application for corporate and SME customers.
Maintained the back-end and database in an Oracle environment using Java and PL/SQL.
Led a team of three iOS developers, assigning tasks to team members and reviewing their code and pair-programming, especially for inexperienced team members.
Worked with an agile and scrum consulting agency to better implement Agile practices: holding daily scrums, planning with the product owner, holding review meetings with the PO and other stakeholders, and running retrospectives.

Technologies: iOS, Java, PL/SQL, IntelliJ IDEA, TeamCity, YouTrack, Swift, UIKit, Git, SourceTree, Xcode, MacOS, Agile

iOS Developer

2016 - 2016

ING Group

Developed new features for a mobile wallet project in ING Bank's Turkey branch.
Implemented an iMessage extension which provided a money transfer feature from the Messages app.
Collaborated efficiently with other teams and business stakeholders on refinement tasks.

Technologies: iOS, Agile, Swift, UIKit, Git, SourceTree, TFS, Xcode, MacOS

iOS Developer

2015 - 2016

Tmob

Developed the core functionalities—which included credit-card payments and money transfers—for the mobile application of one of the biggest public banks.
Maintained and developed new features for one of the biggest tech eCommerce apps in Turkey.
Implemented new features for a variety of different apps in different industries.

Technologies: iOS, Objective-C, Swift, UIKit, Git, SourceTree, Xcode, MacOS, Agile

Network Consulting Engineer

2012 - 2014

Cisco

Started as part of the Associate Network Consulting Engineering program with an intensive six-month training period.
Worked on a network optimization project for Vodafone's core network.
Provided support to Vodafone in three countries: Turkey, Greece, and Albania.

Technologies: Networking, IP Networks

Business Analyst

2011 - 2012

Accenture

Worked on CRM projects as part of the functional design team for Vodafone and Turk Telekom.
Created business requirements, working collaboratively with the customer.
Oversaw the user-acceptance tests for the new features.

Technologies: Business Analysis, Functional Requirements

Experience

CEPTETEB

A mobile banking application for a digital-only banking platform called CEPTETEB with more than 1.5 million monthly active users.

I developed several core functionalities for this project, like the account list and the money-transfer feature. I also participated in the development of the base modules and UI libraries.

CEPTETEB İşte

A mobile banking application for corporate and SME customers with half a million monthly active users.

I developed the core functionalities like money transfers and saved transactions. Our team worked collaboratively with a design agency for the UI/UX aspects. I also contributed to the development of most of the main modules.

Education

2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering

Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul, Turkey

Skills

Libraries/APIs

RxSwift

Tools

Xcode, Git, SourceTree, JetBrains, IntelliJ IDEA, TeamCity, YouTrack, Firebase Authentication, Zeplin, Figma, TFS, Jira

Languages

Swift, Objective-C, Java

Frameworks

UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine

Platforms

MacOS, iOS

Paradigms

Agile

Storage

PL/SQL, Cloud Firestore

Other

Business Analysis, Functional Requirements, Networking, IP Networks

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