
Onur Ari
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Ankara, Turkey
Toptal member since October 26, 2021
Onur is a senior software engineer and engineering squad lead with 5+ years of experience and a passion for creating complex, resilient, and scalable web applications. He specializes in React and TypeScript, Python, and Django, and his experience ranges from startups to established corporations. Onur has a strong work ethic, communicates well, and quickly learns and applies new technologies.
Portfolio
Experience
- TypeScript - 5 years
- JavaScript - 5 years
- CSS - 4 years
- Python - 4 years
- Django - 3 years
- React - 3 years
- GraphQL - 2 years
- Node.js - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, GitHub, Linux, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a data monitoring web application used in several hospitals with thousands of daily patients.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer | Engineering Squad Lead
Jasper Health
- Acted as one of the 1st engineers at Jasper Health, where I led the consumer product software team for over a year, contributing to the company’s $25 million Series A funding.
- Delivered high-quality work using Django, GraphQL, and Next.js, securing contracts with over five major health tech companies, including EDHC, MSK, and Accredo.
- Implemented core features like chat (video and messaging), library (articles), notes and documents, and onboarding, significantly boosting user acquisition.
- Migrated 100% of the health data to FHIR and built a process that automatically synchronizes FHIR and PostgreSQL whenever data is updated through Django ORM.
- Proposed using serverless architecture and helped the team move various services, such as webhooks and analytics, to Google Cloud Functions. It increased performance and made the code more manageable.
- Refactored code and optimized resource-intensive processes, including long job queues and SQL queries, while maintaining code coverage above 85%.
- Integrated 3rd-party tools such as Sentry, Braze, Stripe, Getstream, and Agora.
Front-end Developer
Picus
- Created responsive, scalable, and performant user interfaces while collaborating with the design team in a fast-paced environment.
- Made pivotal contributions to the company's core product, which helped the owners raise $24 million in Series B funding.
- Delivered an in-house project’s front end from scratch before the deadline.
- Delivered new features to Picus.io by managing the development and release processes.
Front-end Developer
Obss
- Significantly increased performance in multiple components and pages by optimizing React re-renders.
- Created an advanced React tutorial to help my teammates increase their knowledge of common React concepts. The tutorial is available in my GitHub profile.
- Built an interactive tree visualization component with React and pure HTML and CSS.
- Provided consulting services to ASELSAN, one of the biggest defense corporations in Turkey.
Software Engineer
SRDC
- Contributed significant value to Mantiq, a business intelligence product used by hospitals for business management and data monitoring.
- Added core features to Mantiq, such as dark mode, mobile compatibility, and drag and drop.
- Refactored the legacy code, leading to a remarkable increase in code reusability and maintainability.
- Built a dynamic map component that provides a user interface for geographical data filtration.
Full-stack Software Developer
Spacemining
- Joined the company in the early startup stage and played a crucial role in developing the MVP while collaborating with mining engineers to determine the requirements.
- Created and maintained the whole project as the sole developer.
- Implemented complex mathematical formulas used in the mining industry.
Experience
Halcyon
https://github.com/onurarrii/halcyon-backendThe demo video can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/143i8KuVKU7U4ojdqif-9gnm1IUtcJYGV/view?usp=sharing
React Tutorials
https://github.com/onurarrii/ReactJS-TutorialsMy Reminder
https://github.com/onurarrii/My-ReminderCTF Challenges
https://github.com/onurarrii/ctf-challengesCollaborative XML Document
https://github.com/onurarrii/collaborative-xml-docbookEducation
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Middle East Technical University - Ankara, Turkey
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, REST APIs, Node.js, React Query, MobX
Tools
Pytest, Git, GitHub, Elastic, Terraform, React Apollo
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, Python, GraphQL, Scala, Java, HTML
Frameworks
Redux, Django, Angular, Next.js, Material UI, Tailwind CSS, Spring Boot, Bootstrap, React Native
Paradigms
Functional Programming, Unit Testing, Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Concurrent Programming, Serverless Architecture, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), HIPAA Compliance, ETL
Platforms
Docker, Linux, MacOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Heroku
Storage
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQL Injection Protection
Industry Expertise
Cybersecurity
Other
Data Structures, Google Cloud Functions, Google Pub/Sub, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Axios, Code Review, Front-end, Operating Systems, Algorithms, CI/CD Pipelines, Software Architecture, Architecture, GitHub Actions, SaaS, Web Security, WebSockets, Tree Structures, Capture the Flag (CTF), CAPTCHA, Encryption, Apollo, Single Sign-on (SSO)
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