Turushan Aktay, Developer in Hamburg, Germany
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Turushan Aktay

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iOS Developer

Location
Hamburg, Germany
Toptal Member Since
February 28, 2019

Turushan is an iOS developer with over nine years of experience building native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. He graduated with a BS in computer science in 2015 and has comprehensive knowledge of iOS user experience and clean coding. Turushan has successfully built several apps from the ground up and published them on the App Store.

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

iOS, MacOS, GitHub, Swift, Xcode, SwiftUI, Zeplin

The most amazing...

...accomplishment was one of my own apps hitting 600,000+ downloads and ranked #1 for its primary keyword.

Work Experience

iOS Developer

2019 - PRESENT
COYO GmbH
  • Developed "COYO Engage," an employee app based on the COYO intranet platform. It enables accessing company news and real-time communication with colleagues.
  • Refactored and modularized the old codebase into VIPER architecture.
  • Interviewed new iOS developer candidates for the team.
Technologies: Swift, API Design, Figma, Zeplin, Realm

iOS Developer

2013 - PRESENT
Self Employed
  • Initiated and developed "Academy for Valorant" which provides several contents from Valorant (by Riot Games) video game like agents info, detailed maps, news, videos, wallpapers, and so on. The app also supports offline experience.
  • Developed "Viell" which is an exclusive and digital membership club where members can discover new people, crafted content, and join members-only events (freelance).
  • Initiated and developed "Visit Izmir," a city guide app for Izmir, Turkey (freelance).
  • Developed "Flank Esports" which provides e-sport match results, news and promotes video game products (freelance).
  • Developed "Allzin" which is a social discovery app, gives users city specific activity recommendations.
  • Initiated and developed "Votti" which is a social media app based on creating polls and voting experiences (freelance).
  • Initiated and developed "BiCoin" which follows Turkish crypto exchanges and presents current rates of crypto coins.
  • Initiated and developed "Academy LoL" which provides several game-related features and contents for League of Legends players.
  • Initiated and developed "Overwatch Academy" which is a worldwide ranked #1 Overwatch app, providing game-related content about the Overwatch video game.
  • Initiated and developed "InstaNazar" which attaches evil eye beads and several photo effects on user's pictures.
Technologies: Objective-C, Swift

iOS Developer

2018 - 2019
DonanımHaber
  • Developed "DH" which is an iOS app of DonanımHaber, the biggest technology press in Turkey with its editorial and forum parts.
  • Transferred and modularized legacy Objective-C project to Swift project.
  • Interviewed with new iOS developer candidates for the team.
  • Implemented CI/CD with Bitrise and defined a testing pipeline from the ground up.
Technologies: Bitrise, Objective-C, Swift

iOS Developer

2016 - 2017
Moodnode GmbH
  • Initiated and developed "Moodnode" which is an IoT controlled smart home system.
  • Implemented a push notification system for burglar detection.
  • Implemented a chart screen which shows your energy consumption, your carbon dioxide footprint or simply your daily habits.
  • Involved in UX decisions.
Technologies: Fastlane, Swift

iOS Developer

2015 - 2016
iMobileCode
  • Initiated and developed "NTV" which is a Turkish nationwide television news channel.
  • Made use of auto layout and size classes to support iPhone and iPad with split view feature.
  • Implemented Apple Watch extension for NTV.
  • Implemented a custom video player with Picture-in-Picture feature for NTV.
  • Migrated a football fans app called Skor from iOS 5 to iOS 8.
Technologies: Objective-C, Swift

Turkey Starcraft II Champion

https://www.bolumsonucanavari.com/Haberler-Elektronik_Sporlar_Kupasi_Finalistleri_Secildi-20653.htm
I won ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) Starcraft II Turkey Qualifiers and represented Turkey in global finals in Paris, France.

COYO Engage

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/coyo-engage/id1341588804
Developed "COYO Engage" which is an employee app based on the COYO intranet platform, it enables accessing company news and real-time communication with colleagues.

DH iOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/dh-teknoloji-haberleri-video/id1342583703?l=tr&mt=8
Developed "DH" which is an iOS app of DonanımHaber, the biggest technology press in Turkey with its editorial and forum parts.

Academy for Valorant

Initiated and developed "Academy for Valorant" which provides several contents from VALORANT (by Riot Games) video game like agents info, detailed maps, news, videos, wallpapers, and so on. The app also supports offline experience.

Viell iOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/viell/id1347522965?mt=8
Developed "Viell" which is an exclusive and digital membership club where members can discover new people, crafted content and join members-only events.

Moodnode iOS App

Initiated and developed "Moodnode" which is an IoT controlled smart home system.

BiCoin iOS App

Initiated and developed "BiCoin" which follows Turkish crypto exchanges and presents current rates of crypto coins.

Visit İzmir iOS App

Initiated and developed "Visit Izmir" which is a city guide app for Izmir, Turkey.

Flank Esports iOS App

Developed "Flank Esports" which provides esport match results, news, and promotes video game products.

Allzin iOS App

Developed "Allzin" which is a social discovery app, gives users city specific activity recommendations.

Academy LoL iOS App

Initiated and developed "Academy LoL" which provides several game-related features and contents for League of Legends players.

Overwatch Academy iOS App

Initiated and developed "Overwatch Academy" which is a worldwide ranked #1 Overwatch app, providing game-related contents about Overwatch video game.

NTV iOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ntv/id327359689
Initiated and developed "NTV" which is a nationwide television news channel in Turkey.

Skor iOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skor/id365413992?mt=8
Developed "Skor" which shows scores, details of live matches, results, and articles from Turkish soccer columnists for football fans.

InstaNazar iOS App

Initiated and developed "InstaNazar" which attaches evil eye beads and several photo effects on user's pictures.

Votti iOS App

Initiated and developed "Votti" which is a social media app based on creating polls and voting experiences.

Languages

Swift, Objective-C

Frameworks

UIKit, Core Location, WatchKit, Cocoa Touch, SwiftUI

Tools

Sketch, Crashlytics, Auto Layout, iOS Simulator, Xcode, Trello, Zeplin, Adobe Photoshop, SwiftLint, Git, Jira, GitHub, Terminal, SourceTree, Figma, PaintCode, Bitbucket, Fastlane, OneSignal

Platforms

iOS, WatchOS, MacOS, Firebase, tvOS, Bitrise

Storage

JSON, Realm

Other

Web Development, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), API Design, Freelancing, Size Classes

Libraries/APIs

Alamofire, CocoaPods, Kingfisher, REST APIs

Paradigms

Agile Software Development, Unit Testing

2011 - 2015

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science

Ozyegin University - Istanbul, Turkey